John Oliver Dodges David Ellison-Skydance News on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Oliver skipped the Ellison-backed Warner Bros. merger story as Last Week Tonight focused on the Secret Service and a parody ad.
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John Oliver stays silent on Warner Bros. merger amid speculation on show’s future
HBO’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, will be absorbed by Paramount to form new company Skydance on Tuesday
John Oliver Just Skipped the Biggest Story at His Own Company
Photo Credit: @LastWeekTonight / YouTube David Ellison is pursuing the long-awaited merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal hints at major cuts, with many expecting Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to be on the chopping block. While the audience was waiting for Oliver to address the merger on his show, he chose to stay silent. The HBO host avoids David Ellison talk as the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal closes David …
John Oliver Dodges David Ellison-Skydance News on ‘Last Week Tonight’
The big media news this week concerned Skydance Corp., David Ellison’s newly formed Hollywood mega-company comprising Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, which Ellison (and his father Larry) acquired in a $111 billion debt-addled merger that is set to officially close Oct. 6. What the long-term future of the studio behemoth may look like is […]
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