A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (middle) sits next to Elon Musk (right) and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent (left) at a U.S.-Saudi business conference in Washington, DC., November 2025.
In the second Trump administration, American businesses and government officials have been eager to do deals in the Middle East. Paramount's deal to acquire Warner Bros.

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What you need to know about Skydance's bid for Paramount, from financing a deal worth $32 billion to its plans for the media empire

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Skydance Media, which co-produced the "Top Gun" reboot with Paramount, wants to merge with the entertainment giant. The film studio is helmed by David Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison.

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