LISTEN: Why the Warner Bros.-Paramount Skydance Sale ‘Symbolizes Big Changes in the Industry’

Home Biz News Apr 22, 2026 12:20pm PT LISTEN: Why the Warner Bros.-Paramount Skydance Sale ‘Symbolizes Big Changes in the Industry’ 'Daily Variety' podcast dives into news, trends and personalities making headlines in showbiz By Cynthia Littleton Plus Icon Cynthia Littleton Business Editor @Variety_Cynthia Latest LISTEN: Why the Warner Bros.-Paramount Skydance Sale ‘Symbolizes Big Changes in the Industry’ 10 minutes ago LISTEN: Hollywood Wants to Know More About Tim Cook’s Successor at Apple; BookCon Returns With Focus on Romantasy and Adaptation 1 day ago The Hideaway Entertainment Options Johnathan Walton’s True-Crime Podcast ‘The Handyman of West Texas’ 1 day ago See All Getty Images On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, breaks down the Warner Bros. Discovery sale saga as the company’s shareholders prepare to vote on the sale to Paramount Skydance. Gordon, who studies mergers and acquisitions and has used Warner Bros. Discovery as a case study in one of his classes, says that the process has been “unusual” for both WBD and Paramount Skydance. WBD shareholders will get the chance to vote April 23 on whether to support the deal. It’s been a long road for the company since sale rumors picked up steam last summer. WBD at first tried to hold off its aggressive suitor, which was one of many unconventional aspects of the transaction. Related Stories 'Mother Mary' Review: Anne Hathaway Plays a Gaga Pop Star, and Michaela Coel Is Her Designer, in David Lowery's Thuddingly Pretentious Fantasia