THE HUB

Hollywood officially has a new giant. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are now one company after Paramount Skydance completed its massive acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, October 6. The combined entertainment company will move forward under a familiar but newly expanded name: Skydance. Yes, that means Paramount and Warner Bros., two studios that spent more than a century operating as separate Hollywood institutions, now live under the same corporate roof.

Linear television is not dead; it is just hiding behind a massive pile of cash and a surprisingly eclectic mix of Hollywood A-listers. During its annual upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shocked the industry by announcing a staggering lineup of nearly 98 new shows slated for its U.S. cable networks. In an era where streaming platforms swallow most headlines, WBD is making an aggressive, un-ironic bet on the old-school cable bundle. Wi