Sports & Entertainment — Paramount-Warner Merger Reshapes Entertainment Landscape as HBO's Future Hangs in Balance

Sports & Entertainment · 2026-03-03

The entertainment industry is undergoing its most significant consolidation in decades with Paramount Skydance's successful acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating immediate strategic implications across streaming, content, and advertising. This merger particularly impacts HBO's prestigious position in premium content, with uncertainty around its creative autonomy under new ownership. The…