CEO David Ellison indicated Paramount Plus’ technology could power the unified platform, with HBO Max content folded into a single streaming stack.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business of media and technology.

Paramount Skydance takes control of Warner Bros Discovery. What happens to CNN, cable networks and the studio’s hit streak next?

Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is not just a Hollywood deal.

Together, the two services account for a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers, a scale Ellison suggested would better position the merged company to compete with the biggest players ...