Skydance plans HBO Max-Paramount+ bundle and $6 billion cuts as 2027 deadlines arrive

Skydance is planning to bundle HBO Max with Paramount+ next year, and the $6 billion cost cut it is targeting after the Warner Bros. deal gives that move a hard financial backdrop, the Wall Street Journal reported. CNN reported the bundle plan separately. The year 2027 is already carrying several deadlines: the IPL 2027 trade window is still open, and JEE Main 2027 registration requires specific eligibility checks and digital identity records.

HBO Max-Paramount+ bundle for next year

CNN reported that Skydance plans to bundle HBO Max and Paramount+. The report does not say whether the package will be one app, one price or a shared subscription tier; it gives only the pairing and the timing, next year. That is still a concrete plan because HBO Max and Paramount+ are two streaming services being treated as one commercial offer.

Warner Bros. film slate and a $200 million Q4 hit

The same company is sending less promotional heat in another direction. Deadline reported that Skydance’s bosses criticised Warner Bros.’ film slate and that the company’s Q4 profit will take a $200 million hit. Put plainly, the criticism and the hit are arriving together: a costly quarter is being paired with a public downgrade of the studio’s movie lineup. The report does not give a revised full-year profit figure or name the individual executives.

$6 billion in post-deal cost cuts

The Wall Street Journal reported that Skydance plans to cut $6 billion in costs following the Warner Bros. deal. The $6 billion figure is a total cost-cutting target, not a single quarterly saving and not a disclosed one-time charge. The report does not state when the cuts will be fully completed or which business units will absorb them. What is clear is the scale: $6 billion against a Q4 hit already set at $200 million makes the bundle plan the more consumer-visible side of a tighter P&L strategy.

CSK warned over ₹10 crore star in IPL 2027 trade talk

On the sport side, NDTV Sports reported that Chennai Super Kings have received a stark warning over a ₹10 crore star while the IPL 2027 trade window remains open. The player in the talk is India all-rounder Axar Patel. The report links Patel to CSK and says speculation has risen because the trade window is still open. It does not give a trade deadline, a confirmed transfer fee or CSK’s retention decision. The concrete fact is the open window plus the named player and the ₹10 crore valuation. CSK’s choice now has a stated downside in the report: letting the star go would be bad.

JEE Main 2027 eligibility: subjects, 75% criteria and digital IDs

JEE Main 2027 requires more than a passing Class 12 result. The Times of India reported that candidates must check their Class 12 passing year, qualifying subjects, age requirements and institutional admission conditions before applying. The 75% criteria is part of the eligibility check, and undergraduate engineering aspirants should not treat registration as a form-only exercise. The report also names three digital identity items: MeriPehchaan, DigiLocker and ABC ID. Each one has to exist and be usable; a missing ABC ID or a broken DigiLocker link can stall an application before the 75% and subject checks are even reached. For students mapping out Class 12, the passing year and qualifying subjects come first, then the 75% criteria, then the institutional admission conditions, and the digital records have to match.