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Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.

Oct 10, 2026 · 46m

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Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — although it did succeed in flipping the assets to David Ellison’s Skydance. So I’m talking to Peter Kafka, Business Insider chief correspondent and host of Channels, to see if Skydance has a chance at succeeding where nobody else has yet. Spoiler alert: Peter doesn’t think Skydance has a clear business plan, either. But he’s got some really good guesses about what might come next. Read the full interview transcript on The Verge. Links: CNN boss remains as Paramount, WBD merge into Skydance | The Verge Skydance CEOs: Layoffs will be coming | Variety Ynon Kriez, the new Skydance co-CEO |…