Warner Bros. executives reportedly brace for the Ellison era as merger nears completion

Puck’s Kim Masters reported on September 28 that Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery was nearing completion, leaving Warner Bros. executives to figure out the Ellisons’ approach. An unnamed insider described the mood as “doomsday” and said people were bracing for “thousands and thousands of layoffs” they expected to come quickly.