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WGA Warns Paramount-WBD Merger ‘Would Be a Disaster’ for ‘Entire Entertainment Industry’
“The combination is different but the outcome is the same,” the guild says of Warner Bros.’ pivot off of Netflix to Paramount
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Cinema United Says Concerns Over Fewer Theatrical Movies Still Stand as Paramount Wins Warner Bros
“Heed the lessons of the past,” the president and CEO of the theater lobbying group urged
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Paramount-WBD Unveil Plans for Newly Formed Company as Board Approves $110 Billion Merger
30 theatrically released films per year, streaming synergies and more are part of David Ellison’s vision
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Paramount Pays Netflix $2.8 Billion Breakup Fee After Warner Bros. Deal Win
Netflix shares the transaction’s completion in a Friday SEC filing
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FCC Approves $34.5 Billion Charter-Cox Merger
The agency’s chairman Brendan Carr says the deal will bring greater connectivity and economic opportunity to rural America, keep jobs in the U.S. and protect against “DEI discrimination”
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Paramount’s ‘Whiplash-y’ Acquisition of Warner Bros. Will Take At Least 6 Months, David Zaslav Says in Town Hall
The CEO noted the change happened “very quickly” during a companywide meeting on Friday
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Netflix Stock Rises Another 10% After Dropping Out of Warner Bros. Bidding War
Shares of Paramount Skydance also jumped another 14% on Friday
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Rick Caruso Hasn’t Been Contacted About LA Olympics 2028, but Would ‘Take It Seriously’ If Wasserman Steps Down | Video
“I think that’s a very personal decision within him, to ask himself, ‘Can I continue to do the job that I need to do?’” the billionaire businessman says
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‘Scream 7’ Hits Franchise High With $7.8 Million in Box Office Previews
The return of Neve Campbell should lift the latest “Scream” film well past the $44.5 million opening of “Scream VI”
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CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control: ‘People Think It Could Be the End’
David Ellison’s expected takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is stoking fears that Donald Trump would gain influence over his longtime cable news nemesis
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What Paramount’s Winning Warner Bid Means: More Movies, More Debt and a CNN in Question
For months, Hollywood has been transfixed and horrified by the prospect of either Netflix or Paramount winning the day
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Warner Bros. Activist Investor Says Paramount Deal Is ‘Win-Win’ for Shareholders and Hollywood
“We’re thrilled to have shined a light on the need for the WBD Board to pursue a larger, more certain deal with Paramount,” Ancora Holdings says
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Equalpride Lays Off Journalists From Legacy LGBTQ Publications Out, The Advocate
“It meant the world to me to be part of a publication that made joy its core ethos,” Rachel Shatto, the former Pride.com editor-in-chief, writes
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Paramount Snatches Warner Bros. From the Jaws of Netflix | Analysis
Paramount capitalized on rising regulatory pressure on Netflix to slip in with its “superior proposal”
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