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Paramount Skydance Faces Questions Over Nearly $80 Billion Debt Burden

Paramount Skydance is facing questions about its financial outlook as TheWrap examines a nearly $80 billion debt burden following the company's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Paramount Skydance is facing questions about its financial outlook as TheWrap examines a nearly $80 billion debt burden following the company's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Industry experts interviewed by the publication expressed skepticism about whether the company can meet its financial targets without further measures.

Potential options discussed include additional cost reductions, raising equity, or selling assets. The report examines the financial challenges facing the company as it pursues its business objectives.

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