# Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/under-a-paramount-wbd-merger-two-struggling-media-giants-would-unite/
- Published: 2026-03-01T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Bia Limova via Pexels. Article by Scharon Harding. Ars Technica – February 27, 2026. Netflix has dropped out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), making Paramount Skydance the expected owner of WBD. A Paramount-WBD merger remains subject to regulatory approval, but it’s likely that we will see a Paramount-Skydance-Warner-Bros.-Discovery media giant. Such a conglomerate would unite two legacy media companies that have struggled with profitability for years and have strongly invested in streaming and cable. […] Click here to view original web page at www.arstechnica.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio