Regal Cinema CEO comes out in support of Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published August 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM MDT

CEOs of the country's two biggest theater chains say they support the merger of Paramount-Skydance with Warner Brothers-Discovery.

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