Meg James

And we're only a few minutes in, and I feel that this may be difficult.

Right, so what is it gonna mean for me and for you? Meg James, who is a senior entertainment industry writer at the Los Angeles Times, I spoke to her.

But firstly also, Guy Petty, a former Paramount executive, who's now head of the consultancy firm Fulcrum Media.

He thinks that TV production might be an area where we see cuts.

The news broke this morning that the completion of the deal between Paramount and Warner Brothers has happened under the name Skydance of those merged companies.

The question is, what does this mean for entertainment consumers? What does it mean for the historic lots in Burbank and Hollywood? What does it mean for streaming services for production in Los Angeles? Joining us, senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times, Meg James.

Meg, thank you for joining us this morning.

This has taken a very long time, of course, and obviously the state attorney's general lawsuit led by Rob Bonta against Skydance was one of the impediments.

As you know, so many people in Hollywood were really opposed to this merger because of these cuts.

And just sort of smoothing out the course will be David Ellison's top priority.

We're talking with Meg James, a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times.

Meg, will both Warner Brothers and Paramount as brand identities continue and those names continue on their respective lots?