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Why a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Makes Sense | Analysis
The ink is barely dry on the $8 billion Skydance merger and the Ellisons may already be eyeing their next target
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Elizabeth Warren Warns Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger ‘Must Be Blocked’: ‘Dangerous Concentration of Power’
The Democratic senator from Massachusetts was an outspoken critic on the Paramount-Skydance deal
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Warner Bros. Hires Universal Pictures’ Gary Wordham as Film Production President
Wordham will join Warner in October, reporting to studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Soar by 37% to New High on Reported Paramount Bid
The stock increase comes after reports that the Ellison family is preparing an offer for the entire company
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More ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ ‘Walking Dead’ Coming to Netflix as AMC Expands Licensing Deal
The deal includes “Talamasca: The Secret Order,” “Dark Winds” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” as well as library titles like “Orphan Black”
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Paramount Preparing Bid to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
The Wall Street Journal reports the Ellison family’s bid will be for the entire company, inclusive of its cable networks and movie studio
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Nielsen Strike Multiyear Measurement and Analytics Deal
The expanded partnership, which kicks off in 2026, will see the media giant tap into the firm’s advanced audience capabilities and continue to use its Big Data + Panel
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From Actors to Athletes: Why Talent Agencies Are Going All-In on Sports
CAA, WME, UTA, Range, Gersh and Innovative are giving top athletes the A-List treatment
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Lachlan Murdoch Says Family Trust Resolution Gives Fox Strategic Clarity: ‘Great News for Investors’
“We can be very focused on returning capital to investors, driving our profitability and, really importantly, investing in our core brands,” the executive says
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David Zaslav Says There’s ‘Real Opportunity’ to Raise HBO Max Prices
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO argued consumers are paying “dramatically less” for the amount of content available than they were 10 years ago
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Meta’s Dane Glasgow Joins Paramount as Chief Product Officer
The executive will oversee product vision and strategy across digital platforms, immersive storytelling, advertising and AI-powered capabilities
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Trump Orders Drug Advertising Crackdown as RFK Jr. Wants ‘Radical Transparency’ From Pharmaceutical Companies
HHS and the FDA will close a 1997 loophole that allowed drug companies to limit the number of side effects disclosed in TV commercials, while stepping up violation enforcement efforts
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Amazon and Netflix Ink Advertising Partnership
Buyers will have direct access to the streamer’s inventory through the tech giant’s demand-side platform starting in the fourth quarter of 2025
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YouTube TV Triggers Carriage Dispute Over Proposal to Move Univision to Spanish-Only Add-On Package
TelevisaUnivision slammed the move as “discriminatory” and an “abuse of its market power”
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Paramount Chief Communications Officer Justin Dini Exits
The executive joined the media giant in 2017, shortly after Bob Bakish’s appointment as Viacom CEO
