Article in The Guardian by Maya Yang, 10/22/26
Headline: “Elon Musk reportedly invests $1bn in David Ellison’s Skydance“
Subhead: “Musk’s investment into the new media empire comes after Paramount’s $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery”
“. . .The investment follows Paramount’s recent $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery, a huge acquisition that brought the media companies together under the Skydance name. At the head of the new media empire is David Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder and Donald Trump ally Larry Ellison. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/22/elon-musk-david-ellison-skydance-investment
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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis 10/22/26
Headline: “Musk’s $1B stake in Skydance fuels bigoted quest to dominate media”
“. . .Access to Skydance puts Musk, the richest man in the world, in the position of having even more influence over the media than he already has at X. A dizzying array of major media properties are under the Skydance umbrella, including the Warner and Paramount movie studios, CBS, HBO Max, CNN, TNT Sports, and others. . .”
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