Paramount won a bidding war against Netflix in February for Warner Bros Discovery. (EPA Images pic)

LOS ANGELES: Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood's most storied studios in a media empire spanning television, news and cinema under the control of David Ellison.

The combined company, renamed Skydance, brings together Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures, the CBS News and CNN networks, and the HBO and CBS television brands.

Ellison plans to eventually merge the Paramount+ and HBO Max streaming services.

"Today is a historic day, not just for Skydance but for our entire industry," said Ellison.