派拉蒙收购华纳兄弟探索公司，使CNN和CBS新闻频道归于同一所有者。财务支持者拉里·埃利森对以色列的支持，以及前英国首相托尼·布莱尔被任命为顾问，为此次媒体合并增添了政治色彩。
Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has brought CNN and CBS News under common ownership, with financial backer Larry Ellison’s support for Israel and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s appointment as an adviser adding political dimensions to the media merger.
根据该公司发布的完成公告，该交易在获得必要的监管批准后，于10月6日最终完成。
The transaction closed on Oct. 6 following the required regulatory approvals, according to the company’s completion announcement.
合并后的公司名为Skydance，整合了派拉蒙和华纳兄弟的制片厂、HBO、Paramount+、CNN、CBS新闻以及主要的体育广播资产。
The combined company, named Skydance, brings together Paramount and Warner Bros. studios, HBO, Paramount+, CNN, CBS News and major sports broadcasting assets.
今年2月宣布的协议将华纳兄弟探索公司的股权价值定为约810亿美元，其包含债务的企业价值则为1100亿美元。
The agreement announced in February valued Warner Bros. Discovery’s equity at approximately $81 billion and its enterprise value, including debt, at $110 billion.
根据该公司提交的文件，融资计划包括470亿美元的新股，由埃利森家族和RedBird资本合伙人承诺投资支持。
The financing plan included $47 billion in new shares backed by committed investment from the Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners, according to a company filing.
特朗普对Netflix施压 这场竞价战与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普对竞争对手Netflix的公开施压同步展开。
Trump’s pressure on Netflix The bidding contest unfolded alongside public pressure from US President Donald Trump on rival bidder Netflix.
在一份存档于网络档案库的2月Truth Social帖子中，特朗普要求Netflix解雇董事会成员苏珊·赖斯——一位曾在民主党政府中担任高级官员的人物——否则将“付出代价”。该帖子还转发了活动人士劳拉·卢默的批评，她敦促特朗普阻止Netflix提议的华纳兄弟交易。
In a February Truth Social post, preserved in an online archive, Trump demanded that Netflix dismiss board member Susan Rice, a former senior official in Democratic administrations, or “pay the consequences.”The post also shared criticism from activist Laura Loomer urging Trump to block Netflix’s proposed Warner Bros. transaction.
随后，Netflix于2月26日宣布，不会匹配派拉蒙更高的报价。
Netflix subsequently announced on Feb. 26 that it would not match Paramount’s higher offer.
联合首席执行官泰德·萨兰多斯和格雷格·彼得斯表示，所需的价格使此次收购“不再具有财务吸引力”。该公司将退出归因于交易条款，并未提及特朗普的压力。
Co-chief executives Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the price required made the acquisition “no longer financially attractive.”The company attributed its withdrawal to the terms of the deal, without citing Trump’s pressure.
埃利森对以色列士兵的支持：甲骨文公司犹太裔美国联合创始人、天空舞公司主席兼首席执行官大卫·埃利森的父亲拉里·埃利森，已为支持以色列士兵提供了大量资金援助。他的家庭背景由“犹太虚拟图书馆”进行了记录。
Ellison’s support for Israeli soldiers Larry Ellison, the Jewish-American co-founder of Oracle and father of Skydance chairman and chief executive David Ellison, has made substantial financial contributions supporting Israeli soldiers. His family background is documented by the Jewish Virtual Library.
根据犹太电报社援引主办方报道的说法，在2017年11月的一场晚会上，他向“以色列国防军之友”组织捐赠了1660万美元，这是该组织当时收到的最大一笔单次捐赠。这笔捐款被指定用于男女混合步兵部队的训练基地内的福利设施。
At a November 2017 gala, he gave $16.6 million to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, which was the organization’s largest single gift at the time, according to Jewish Telegraphic Agency reporting citing the organizers. The donation was designated for welfare facilities at a training campus for mixed-gender infantry units.
埃利森在活动中表示：“我们应该尽一切努力，向这些英勇的士兵表明，他们并不孤单。”
“We should do all we can to show these heroic soldiers that they are not alone,” Ellison said at the event.
布莱尔在加沙的角色与争议：天空舞公司10月6日的董事会公告称，布莱尔以个人身份担任董事会顾问，负责参与制定战略优先事项。该公告并未赋予他编辑职位。
Blair’s Gaza role and controversies Skydance’s Oct. 6 board announcement named Blair as a board adviser acting in a personal capacity, with a role in shaping strategic priorities. The announcement did not assign him an editorial position.
布莱尔还负责与加沙相关的事务。白宫1月16日的一份声明称，他被任命为特朗普“和平委员会”创始执行委员会以及加沙执行委员会的成员，其职责包括治理、重建和融资。他此前参与加沙规划工作曾引发巴勒斯坦方面的反对。
Blair also holds responsibilities concerning Gaza. A Jan. 16 White House statement named him to the founding Executive Board of Trump’s Board of Peace and the Gaza Executive Board, whose responsibilities include governance, reconstruction and financing. His involvement in Gaza planning has previously prompted Palestinian objections.
根据巴勒斯坦新闻和信息中心（WAFA）发布的一份官方声明，2024年1月1日，巴勒斯坦总统办公室驳斥了有关任命布莱尔负责将巴勒斯坦人从加沙转移出去的努力，并宣布他在巴勒斯坦领土上不受欢迎。
On Jan. 1, 2024, the Palestinian presidency rejected reported efforts to assign Blair a role in relocating Palestinians from Gaza and declared him unwelcome in Palestinian territories, according to an official statement carried by Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA).
2025年7月，《金融时报》报道称，该研究所的两名员工曾参与讨论一个涉及波士顿咨询集团顾问和以色列商人的加沙重建项目。
In July 2025, the Financial Times reported that two institute staff members participated in discussions on a Gaza redevelopment project involving Boston Consulting Group consultants and Israeli businessmen.
据该报道，研究所表示，其从未起草、开发或支持任何将加沙居民转移出去的建议。
The institute said it had never authored, developed or endorsed a proposal to relocate Gazans, according to the report.
布莱尔随后在一份公开声明中支持了特朗普2025年9月提出的加沙计划，并称该计划“大胆而明智”。在4月28日的安全理事会简报会上，他主张设立一个过渡期，在此期间提供国际支持并制定以色列可接受的裁军安排，同时推进重建工作，最终实现巴勒斯坦自治。
Blair subsequently endorsed Trump’s September 2025 Gaza plan in a public statement, describing it as “bold and intelligent.”In an April 28 Security Council briefing, he advocated a transitional period of international support and disarmament arrangements acceptable to Israel, alongside reconstruction and eventual Palestinian self-government.
他的研究所与拉里·埃里森的关系早于此次媒体任命。其2021年的财务审查报告曾提及，研究所与拉里·埃里森基金会建立了慈善合作关系，共同支持数字基础设施项目。
His institute’s relationship with Larry Ellison predates the media appointment. Its 2021 financial review described a philanthropic partnership with the Larry Ellison Foundation supporting digital infrastructure initiatives.
具有约束力的编辑保障机制 此次合并包含针对CNN和CBS新闻的具体义务。
Binding editorial safeguards The merger includes specific obligations concerning CNN and CBS News.
根据该公司9月30日提交给监管机构的文件，在与12个州总检察长达成和解协议后，公司必须在交易完成后的180天内成立一个由五名成员组成的新闻编辑独立委员会。
Under a settlement with 12 state attorneys general, the company must establish a five-member News Editorial Independence Board within 180 days of closing, according to its Sept. 30 regulatory filing.
该委员会将由资深记者组成，负责制定指导性的编辑原则，并解决有关偏见、公正性以及是否符合这些原则的具体争议。戴维·埃里森也承诺不会干预。
The board will comprise established journalists, set guiding editorial principles and resolve specified disputes concerning bias, fairness and compliance with those principles. David Ellison has also pledged noninterference.
根据CNN10月6日播出的节目文稿，他表示：“我们相信编辑独立性，也绝不会进行干预。”
“We believe in editorial independence and we will never interfere,” he said, according to CNN’s Oct. 6 broadcast transcript.
CNN还报道称，埃里森支持该公司针对特朗普政府限制媒体采访权所提起的法律诉讼。
CNN also reported that Ellison supported its legal challenge against the Trump administration over press access.