David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, took the war of words and his message across the pond on Thursday, publishing an open letter to the creative community and audiences in the U.K. with a set of commitments, should the company succeed in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which has struck a mega-deal to sell its studios and streaming businesses to Netflix. Among the list are commitments to the theatrical and home video, the preservation of HBO, and “increased creative output.”