Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover Expected To Breach Its SkyShowtime Venture With Comcast

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expected to create complications for its SkyShowtime partnership with Comcast, Deadline can reveal.

Industry sources said Paramount’s proposed ownership of HBO Max will likely put the David Ellison-run company in breach of its joint venture agreement for SkyShowtime, a streaming service available in 22 European markets, boasting more than 9 million subscribers, per insiders.

SkyShowtime and Paramount declined to comment. Comcast did not respond to a request for comment.

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