Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance, David Ellison announces

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The combined Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance, CEO David Ellison announced Friday, a few days before the merger’s completion.

Ellison said Skydance will be a “creative-first home for bold, quality storytelling.”

Skydance was the name of the production company that Ellison founded in 2006.

The name originally came from “David’s love of aviation,” the production company’s website says. “An accomplished pilot, he took inspiration from flying aerobatics known as ‘skydancing’ — giving his new company a name to evoke limitless possibilities.”

When Ellison took control of Paramount in 2025, he renamed that company Paramount Skydance.

Now, with Ellison on the verge of taking over Warner Bros. Discovery, he introduced the new corporate name in a post on X on Friday morning.

“We chose this name for a few important reasons,” Ellison wrote. “First and foremost, as we bring Paramount and Warner Bros. together, we wanted to preserve what has made each of these studios iconic. Both have distinct identities, extraordinary legacies and brands that have resonated with audiences for generations.”

“We never wanted a new corporate identity to diminish, alter or overshadow either one,” Ellison wrote. “Instead, we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Paramount and Warner Bros. — and all our extraordinary brands — to remain in the spotlight.”

The merger is expected to take effect on Tuesday. Ellison may announce the combined company’s leadership team on Monday, people familiar with the planning told CNN. He will lead a town hall and hold meetings in Los Angeles and New York next week.

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派拉蒙影业与华纳兄弟探索频道合并后的公司将更名为天空之舞影业（Skydance），首席执行官大卫·埃里森（David Ellison）于周五宣布了这一消息，此时距离合并完成还有几天时间。

埃里森表示，天空之舞工作室将成为“以创意为先，致力于大胆、高质量故事讲述的家园”。

Skydance是埃里森于2006年创立的制作公司的名称。

公司网站上写道，公司名称最初源于“大卫对航空的热爱”。“作为一名技艺精湛的飞行员，他从被称为‘空中舞蹈’的特技飞行中汲取灵感，并将这个名字赋予了他的新公司，以象征无限的可能性。”

2025年，埃里森接管派拉蒙影业后，将公司更名为派拉蒙天空之舞影业。

现在，随着埃里森即将接管华纳兄弟探索频道，他在周五早上在 X 网站上发布了一篇帖子，介绍了新的公司名称。

埃里森写道：“我们选择这个名字有几个重要的原因。首先，也是最重要的，在将派拉蒙和华纳兄弟合并的同时，我们希望保留这两家制片厂各自的标志性特质。它们都拥有独特的个性、非凡的历史传承以及几代观众都耳熟能详的品牌。”

埃里森写道：“我们从未希望新的公司名称削弱、改变或掩盖任何一方的光芒。相反，我们希望新名称能够赋予合并后的公司独特的身份，同时又能让派拉蒙和华纳兄弟——以及我们所有卓越的品牌——继续保持其耀眼的光芒。”

预计合并将于周二生效。知情人士告诉CNN，埃里森可能会在周一宣布合并后公司的领导团队。他将于下周在洛杉矶和纽约主持一场全体员工大会并召开会议。