A lot of hysteria over the Skydance byline. I hate the idea of WB being downscaled to a “brand,” but only time will tell what comes from the big scary merger. WB has been owned by various BigCorp since 1967 and has had a dozen bylines you probably never even noticed.
Variety
@Variety
Oct 6
The Warner Bros. water tower has already been repainted to add “A Skydance Corporation” on the same day the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger closes. variety.com/2026/film/news/w…

Oct 6, 2026 · 10:35 PM UTC

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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
that is not what people are upset over
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I understand what people are upset over, and I’m not happy about it either (I’ve been very outspoken about it). But I am seeing a lot of people annoyed at this specifically today.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
WB being downscaled to a brand... Do you guys even think before saying nonsense?
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Do YOU??
David Ellison
@davidellison
Oct 2
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning. Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first home for bold, quality storytelling. We chose this name for a few important reasons. 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. 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. We have big goals for Skydance, and we intend to pursue them with passion, imagination and a willingness to take smart risks. At the same time, we will honor what makes Paramount and Warner Bros. special — giving both studios the opportunity to grow, tell more great stories and bring those stories to even broader audiences around the world, powered by the scale and capabilities of Skydance. I couldn’t be more excited about what we’re going to build together.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Thank you for being an adult with a memory. I can't wait for people to remember the "Gulf + Western Company" next.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Actually surprised by how tastefully it’s been applied. I was developing WB’s first hotel when that white and blue shield got dropped on everyone and it was a disaster that had a really short shelf life.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
AI Overview Seven Arts Productions was a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in 1957 by Eliot Hyman and Ray Stark. 💡 Key Facts About Seven Arts •Founders: Eliot Hyman (a prominent financier and TV film distributor) and his son-in-law Ray Stark (a theatrical producer who later became a major Hollywood producer). •The Deal: In November 1966, Seven Arts bought a controlling 33% interest in Warner Bros. Pictures from Jack L. Warner for $32 million in cash.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
I don’t give a fuck about the byline, I hate Larry Ellison and how every C-suite announcement is a meeting of the 4th reich.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Also, people forget that “WarnerMedia” was just the media arm of AT&T. In my lifetime, WB has been owned by Time, then AOL, then AT&T, then Discovery, and now Skydance. Literally nothing new here. Mergers happen constantly.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
And many more to come …
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Funny you say “dozen”. The Skydance merger actually is incarntion #12!
Spindash (Greg)@Spindash54
1 May 2024
You all remember the "An AOL Time Warner Co." jokes in Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law? I was thinking about all the mergers, buying and selling of the "Warner Bros." company, and decided to look. And man, there's been so much instability with the WB, it's not even funny. 🧵
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Probably more to do with the guy behind the merger actively working against free speech tbh
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
What's even worst is that Bobby Kotick is going to be part of the Board of Directors of Skydance
CharlieIntel
@charlieINTEL
Oct 6
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is joining the board of directors of Skydance, the new parent company of Paramount and Warner Bros
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Nobody flipped out this hard over Disney's acquisition of Fox. Because that was Iger and this is Ellison. That's the freakout. That there won't be a woke scold progressive at the helm.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
I'm willing to give this merger a chance! I mean, as a Horror nut, this merger could mean a new Freddy vs. Jason movie is possible!
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Obviously the biggest concern here is that in the last ten years alone, four separate Hollywood studios have flattened into two.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
A TimeWarner Company still the GOAT of their logos, in my opinion.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
I've always found it really baffling and stupid that Disney is the only company that doesn't do bylines on their major studios. There's never been anything that suggests 20th or Searchlight Studios are Disney enterprises even though they should.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Yeah, probably but the common thing with most of them is that they kept some sort of “Warner” mention in their bylines and parent company, Skydance does not do that, so it’s not “Warner + Company” is now just “Company” instead.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
a lot of hysteria over unbridled and unaccountable media consolidation. lol relax guys
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
It's easy to forget how massive AOL once was because of how nothing they are today.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
That first Seven Arts logo just reminds me of the sad end of Looney Tunes in the mid 60s,
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
At this point everyone is a brand. Universal is owned by Comcast, Columbia is owned by Sony. MGM and United Artists are Amazon, 20th Century (Fox) is Disney.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Before it was WBD, it “Warner Media” and years again “Time Warner” and “AOL Time Warner”. And in each instance, Warner Bros sat within the at larger company alongside other assets. This isn’t new. And not the scary thing people are making it out to be.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
So these were always brands. WB Pictures and Television were under TIME Warner, later AOL Time Warner; those were the parent companies. Now, if you mean as an independent subsidiary, well, yeah, at least Time Warner was independent, less so during AOL, and under ATat it was owned
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Nothing could be worse than their previous byline having "Discovery" in it anyways. When I'm watching something Warner Brothers, I don't want to be reminded of the Discovery Channel. Honey Boo Boo and the Duggar family lol
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
The w7 logo is so egregious I detest it
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Yeah, a bit like Paramount. The availability of library content is the biggest concern.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
I clearly remember the AOL years because for a while they were trying to push 'AOL Keywords' for all the new film trailers we saw at the cinema.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
I agree. If they really were gonna get rid of the WB shield, they would've done this already on that water tower.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
are you intentionally misrepresenting the concerns as just being over the byline? or do you seriously believe that’s the problem people have with this merger.
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
They're gonna gut it like Twitter
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
None of them ever owned two mega-studios at once though
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr
Same with paramount
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Replying to @daveleedwnundr @WalterSalmon13
There's nothing the opposite of downscale anyway. Right?
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