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Skydance vows to remain sports power player despite WBD debt load

Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp reports that Skydance executive Kevin Creighton told investors the company holds more than three dozen premium sports agreements after combining CBS Sports and TNT Sports.

Why it matters. Sports leagues negotiating with Skydance now face a single, scaled buyer that can weigh any rights package against a year-round portfolio spanning linear and streaming.

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