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The news context

The completed transaction is distinct from the earlier agreement and court clearance. AP values the acquisition at $81 billion, or nearly $111 billion including debt. (apnews.com) HBO Max and Paramount+ are slated for eventual integration; subscription-price consequences remain unknown. Hollywood's legacy majors now number four. (apnews.com)

This cartoon is satire. Its visual dialogue is invented; the linked reporting provides the factual background.

  1. Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance ↗
  2. Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance ↗
  3. What Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover means for streaming, movies and news ↗
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Two buttons.
One decision-maker.
HBO Max
Paramount+
comicoftheday.com · 7 OCT 2026 · SATIRE