Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing

Home Film News Apr 27, 2026 2:19pm PT Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing 11 minutes ago Taylor Swift Files to Trademark Her Voice and Likeness, Apparently to Protect Against AI Misuse 6 hours ago Viral Comedian Matt Buechele Launching Podcast ‘That Sounds Like a Lot,’ About Culture, Politics and the ‘Increasingly Strange Rhythms of Modern Life’ 8 hours ago See All Getty Images Paramount Skydance said the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will be 49.5% owned by foreign investors, with about 38.5% of the equity in the new company held by a trio of Middle Eastern funds. In a filing Monday with the FCC, Paramount said Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will have a 15.1% equity stake; the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund will own 12.8% equity; and the Qatar Investment Authority will own 10.6% equity. Paramount has previously said foreign investors backing its WBD takeover will not have board seats or voting shares. Related Stories Lady Gaga and Doechii Release New Single, ‘Runway’