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Controversial $110 billion mega-merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. finally closes
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New media empire will be known as Skydance, with CEO David Ellision calling it a 'historic day.'
New media empire will be known as Skydance, with CEO David Ellision calling it a 'historic day.'
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