Overview
- Skydance announced it will sell HBO Max and Paramount+ together as a discounted bundle starting early next year as a transitional offer before full integration.
- The company says its long-term plan is to merge the two services into one platform, and trade reporting has placed a possible full launch in 2027 while Skydance has not confirmed a final date.
- Skydance told shareholders it expects at least $6 billion in savings from the merger and plans layoffs, flatter management, real-estate consolidation, vendor cuts and greater use of AI to remove duplicated costs.
- David Ellison also announced management changes at DC Studios, with James Gunn and Peter Safran stepping down from day-to-day studio leadership and Jeremy Latcham set to take over next month.
- Skydance will keep a theatrical release strategy and control a vast franchise catalog, but it has not disclosed bundle pricing or subscriber terms, a gap that will shape how customers and theaters are affected.