Instagram/Anderson Cooper & Erin Bu TV CNN staff fear for their independence as Warner Bros. Discovery pivots from a Netflix deal to a full sale to Paramount Skydance. March 9, 2026 AceShowbiz - Fears are mounting among staffers at CNN following the recent decision by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to scrap a planned sale of its streaming and studio assets to Netflix, opting instead to package the entire company for acquisition by Paramount Skydance.