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Range Temporarily Off the Hook for Stealing CAA’s Trade Secrets but Still Might Be Operating as an Agency, Judge Says
The Creative Artists Agency’s claims of tortious interference, stealing trade secrets and illegally accessing confidential information have been dismissed for now, though they can refile
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Brad Pitt, ‘Star Trek’ and a Possible Michael Bay Return: To-Do List for New Paramount’s Film Slate
Only five films are on the studio’s 2026 release slate, but insiders say more are on the way
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The Plan for New Paramount: 7 Things We Learned From Talking to David Ellison and His Exec Team
From meetings with Taylor Sheridan to the fate of MTV and “The Daily Show,” Hollywood’s latest players are hitting the ground running
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Gray Media to Acquire Allen Media Group Stations in 10 Markets for $171 Million
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval
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New Paramount President Jeff Shell Says Real Estate Assets Are ‘On the Table’ for Possible Sale, but Not Hollywood Lot
The executive also told TheWrap a spinoff of its cable network portfolio “doesn’t make sense for us”
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Lionsgate Hit With $109 Million Quarterly Net Loss As Box Office Sags
Films like “Ballerina” and “Hurry Up Tomorrow” failed to stand out with moviegoers in the early summer
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David Ellison Talks CBS News Interference, Late Night and M&A as New Paramount Charts Post-Merger Future
“I do not want to politicize our company in any way, shape or form,” the executive says in his first meeting with press atop the media giant
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Skybound Appoints Kristina Cole as SVP, Global Comms & Corporate Brand
“Kristina brings exactly the kind of brand leadership and cultural instinct we value at Skybound,” David Alpert, CEO of Skybound Entertainment, says
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New Paramount’s David Ellison, Jeff Shell Eligible for Minimum Salaries of $3.5 Million, Bonuses of $1.5 Million
Chief operating and strategy officer Andy Gordon is eligible for a minimum salary of $2.8 million and a bonus of $1.2 million, per a new SEC filing
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Sony Sees 23% Increase in Profit From Strong Gaming and TV Performance
Profits from gaming increased 127% year-over-year from sale of non-first-party game software and its TV business
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Skydance Closes $8 Billion Paramount Merger as David Ellison Touts Transformation Into a ‘Tech-Forward Company’
Shares of the company will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol PSKY
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Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Q2 Revenue of $9.8 Billion, Driven By Streaming, Studios Growth
The media giant added 3.4 million streaming subscribers for a total of 126 million globally
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Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios COO Keyes Hill-Edgar to Exit After 25 Years
He marks the division’s latest executive departure amid the $8 billion Skydance merger, following Chris McCarthy, Nina Diaz and Liza Burnett Fefferman
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TelevisaUnivision Wraps 2025 Upfront With Flat Ad Commitment Volume
The company touted “historic” digital volume growth driven by its ViX streaming service
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UTA Adds Gabe Tesoriero and Kate Cafaro to Communications Team
Tesoriero will lead comms for the agency’s global music division while Cafaro will lead comms for the film and television division