Combined media group with CBS, Paramount+, HBO Max and Warner Bros.
Skydance Corporation
Paramount Skydance closed its WBD acquisition on October 6, 2026 and changed its name to Skydance. Legacy Paramount generated $6.9 billion of Q2 revenue: $3.1 billion in TV Media, $2.5 billion in direct-to-consumer and $1.3 billion in Studios. Post-merger combined results and realized synergies remain to be verified in subsequent filings.
Business categories Streaming & Entertainment · Communications & Media · primary
- Streaming & Entertainment: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. · The Walt Disney Company · Fox Corporation · Netflix · Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
SKYD Updated Oct 20, 2026 6 AI consumers· 3 recurring
Per the valuechain.wiki graph, Skydance Corporation is directly linked to 3 companies (1 supply, 1 revenue, 1 investment relationships) and reaches 5 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 10 dated sources, 4 of them primary filings (as of 2026-10-20).
Financials & Segments
- Total revenue · $6.9B legacy Paramount revenue in Q2 2026, excluding WBD acquired later
- Customer concentration · Subscriptions, advertising, pay-TV distribution, box office and licensing. WBD assets were acquired October 6 and are excluded from Q2
- Segments · TV Media · Direct-to-Consumer · Studios
Revenue from
- Paramount+ subscribers (individuals undisclosed) High confidence· Count 81,600,000 subscribers · 2026 Q2 · Global Paramount+ subscribers; distinct from DTC revenue
Monthly subscriptions contribute to DTC revenue. Paramount+ had 81.6 million subscribers at Q2 2026; the segment's $2.5 billion revenue also includes advertising.Confirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Aug 4, 2026: Paramount Q2 2026 Shareholder LetterConfirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Aug 4, 2026: Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 Form 10-Q - Comcast Corporation High confidence
Comcast Xfinity distributes CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon and other Paramount channels; counterparty-specific receipts are undisclosed.Confirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Aug 4, 2026: Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 Form 10-QConfirms EN Paramount Published Jan 7, 2025: Paramount and Comcast announce multi-year distribution agreements
Pays to
- TKO Group Holdings, Inc. High confidence· Amount 1,100,000,000 USD/year · 2026-2032 average · Average annual value of exclusive U.S. UFC rights
Exclusive U.S. UFC rights run seven years from 2026; the $7.7 billion contract averages $1.1 billion annually and is back-end weighted.Confirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Aug 11, 2025: Paramount and TKO UFC media rights agreement - National Football League High confidence
CBS and Paramount+ pay for NFL broadcast rights. No counterparty-specific amount is assigned without a verified current filing.Confirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Aug 4, 2026: Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 Form 10-Q
Investments
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. High confidence· Amount $78B · closing 2026-10-06 · Aggregate WBD common-stock merger consideration, excluding assumed debt
Skydance completed the WBD acquisition on October 6, 2026. Aggregate common-share consideration was about $78 billion, distinct from enterprise value including debt.Confirms KO EBN Published Oct 12, 2026: Shinsegae invested KRW 1.36tn as Paramount closed WBD acquisitionConfirms EN U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Published Oct 6, 2026: WBD Form 8-K: merger completionConfirms EN Skydance Investor Relations Published Oct 6, 2026: Paramount completes Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition
Value-chain ripple (2 tiers)
Following node-to-node links up to 2 tiers; each firm is shown once, at its nearest tier.
| Company | Chain | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet (Google) | lead2 | +65.3 | -39.1 | +58.3 | +36 | +66 | +8.3 |
| Trade Desk (The) | lead2 | +14.4 | -51.1 | +60.5 | +63.3 | -67.7 | -68.2 |
| Comcast Corporation | lead1 | -2.2 | -28.7 | +29.1 | -11.8 | -17.3 | -22.3 |
| Skydance Corporation | node | -17.2 | -41.8 | -10.4 | -28 | +30 | -46.4 |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | benef1 | -21.8 | -59.7 | +20 | -24.9 | · | +262 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | benef1 | +3.6 | +39.9 | +23.9 | +74.2 | +48.9 | -10.3 |
YTD as of 2026-10-20 · source: Yahoo Finance
The Paramount predecessor fell 10.4% in 2023 and 28% in 2024, then rebounded 30% in 2025. Skydance (SKYD) was down 46.4% year to date through October 20, 2026. A share-price gain has not propagated from UFC rights seller TKO to buyer Skydance. UFC rights average $1.1 billion annually, while Paramount+ had 81.6 million subscribers and $2.5 billion of DTC revenue in Q2 before WBD acquisition financing. WBD’s 262% pre-closing rise converged on a fixed cash offer and its shares were then delisted. E-mart’s U.S. subsidiary disclosed $1 billion for 100% of a Cayman investment vehicle. Skydance’s ultimate share count and direct economic ownership from that vehicle are undisclosed. Shinsegae Hwaseong’s 2024 Paramount theme-park licence is a separate contract. A Warner IP licence and incremental retail sales remain unverified.
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