{"id":267554,"date":"2023-12-21T05:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T10:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=321835"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:21:48","slug":"the-world-of-cinema-is-on-edge-warner-bros-and-paramount-could-merge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-world-of-cinema-is-on-edge-warner-bros-and-paramount-could-merge\/","title":{"rendered":"The world of cinema is on edge: Warner Bros. and Paramount could merge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During last night, the news broke: two giants of entertainment and communication were considering a merger to compete on equal terms with the giants in the coming decades. <strong>We are talking about Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"HBO Max\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a2f73840-9b6e-11e6-a5b8-00163ec9f5fa\/1641088715\/hbo-max-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">HBO Max<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you like movies it&#8217;s impossible not to know them<\/strong>, since both actors are responsible for some of the best sagas and movies in history. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/skyshowtime-best-series-movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Paramount, for example, is one of the pillars of Hollywood since 1912.\">Paramount, for example, is one of the pillars of Hollywood since 1912.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This movement, which we will now explain, <strong>would mean that two very important actors are joining forces<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/2024-is-going-to-be-a-disastrous-year-for-the-film-industry-box-office-will-plummet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"to face an uncertain future in an industry that is not going through its best moment\">to face an uncertain future in an industry that is not going through its best moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global have held talks about a potential merger of the two media companies, Variety has confirmed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JphD2BbhHv\">https:\/\/t.co\/JphD2BbhHv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HGQGyM876J\">pic.twitter.com\/HGQGyM876J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1737583001037357230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For now, they are just conversations between two giants of cinema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, met with the CEO of Paramount Global, Bob Bakish, at a lunch held on Tuesday in New York where they discussed a possible merger, as reported last night by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/biz\/news\/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-talks-1235847958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Variety\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zaslav has also spoken with Shari Redstone, whose National Amusements Inc. holds a majority stake in Paramount Global, about a possible combination of the companies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"SkyShowtime\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ae7698cf-cf44-403a-acc4-ac1d252d9f16\/534340934\/skyshowtime-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">SkyShowtime<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skyshowtime.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skyshowtime.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while it was not possible to know the terms of a possible merger of the companies, <strong>both companies have hired bankers<\/strong>, but the state of the conversations is described as very preliminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the third quarter, <strong>Paramount Global had a long-term debt of 15.6 billion dollars<\/strong>, considerably less than WBD, whose debt amounted to 43.5 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in terms of market value, <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery is the bigger fish, with a market capitalization of $28.4 billion<\/strong>, compared to Paramount Global&#8217;s $10.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global in Merger Talks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JphD2BbhHv\">https:\/\/t.co\/JphD2BbhHv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1737582511075573993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A completely historic union at the franchise and saga level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would be trying to pool their assets<\/strong>, which span television, film, sports, and streaming, to gain greater scale and operational efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, WBD and Paramount would be interested in combining their premium streaming services Max and Paramount+ to better compete with Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the cinema, <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery would acquire top-tier properties from Paramount Pictures, including film franchises such as:<\/strong> Terminator, Transformers, Mission: Impossible, Top Gun, A Quiet Place, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Godfather, Paranormal Activity, Scream, and Star Trek.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"HBO Max\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a2f73840-9b6e-11e6-a5b8-00163ec9f5fa\/1641088715\/hbo-max-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">HBO Max<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Warner Bros. Pictures,<\/strong> on the other hand, <strong>includes the films from the DC Extended Universe and the cinematic franchises of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is expected that<strong> the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount Global will also combine their television operations<\/strong>. Warner Bros. Discovery&#8217;s cable lineup includes CNN, HBO, TNT, TBS, Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network, Food Network, HGTV, TLC, and others. Paramount&#8217;s networks include CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and BET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Warner Bros. in Merger Talks With Paramount Global\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKqtKmfpVwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sector that doesn&#8217;t stop buying and merging to survive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also this week, <strong>media mogul Byron Allen reached out to Paramount&#8217;s top executives to extend a $3.5 billion offer<\/strong> to purchase BET Media Group, which includes BET, VH1, and the BET+ streaming service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Warner Bros. Discovery was formed after Discovery Inc. acquired WarnerMedia from AT&amp;T,<\/strong> a transaction that was completed in April 2022. And <strong>Paramount Global is the result of the merger between CBS and Viacom<\/strong> that was completed in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources said that <strong>top executives at Warner Bros. Discovery felt they had to move sooner rather than later to engage in talks with Paramount Global<\/strong>. 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