David Ellison won Warner Bros. Now he must make the $81 billion deal work.

Win Warner Bros. Discovery was the easy part. NOW Primal PSKY 1.71%increase; upward pointing triangle General manager David Ellison must make the $81 billion deal work.

After about a year of fending off rival bidders, federal regulators and state attorneys general, Paramount is poised to take control of Warner next week.