David Ellison's Paramount beats earnings estimates — but may owe WBD shareholders more than $1 billion

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's company may soon have to pay up to WBD investors.Gabe Ginsberg/Getty ImagesParamount Skydance beat revenue and earnings estimates, but its backers may soon have to pay up.The trial for Paramount's proposed merger with WBD won't start until March 2, a federal judge ruled.Paramount agreed to pay WBD shareholders about $7 million per day that its deal isn't closed, starting September 30.David Ellison's Paramount Skydance beat earnings estimates on Tuesday &mda