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Paramount Considers Creating Oversight Board at CNN
The discussions come amid concerns about the network’s independence in the pending $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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American Film Market Expands Century City Campus With Marché du Film Partnership
AFM and Cannes Next will launch an Innovation Hub at this year’s edition in November
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Congressman Jamie Raskin Accuses David Ellison of Colluding With Trump to ‘Curtail Media Independence’
He also says Paramount is trying to “spread political censorship and suppress dissent” as it seeks to close a pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
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Bob Iger, Josh Kushner to Buy Lakers in Record $12.5 Billion Deal
“As lifelong NBA fans, we are deeply honored for the opportunity to become stewards of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most iconic sports franchises in the world,” the pair says
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Alex Cooper’s Unwell Valued at $500 Million After Investment From Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL
It marks the first outside investment taken by the “Call Her Daddy” host’s media company
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‘The Masked Singer,’ ‘Traitors’ Among Emmy Winners in Juried Categories
Other winners include “Eyes of Wakanda” and “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal”
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Why Publishers Need Live Events Strategies to Thrive
Time sees events and related digital driving half its 2026 revenue as Axios Live revenue jumps more than 30%
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Fembots, Animal Prints and Old Money: Inside the Costumes of ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’
TheWrap magazine: Mirren Gordon-Crozier explains how she designed the eclectic wardrobe of the Apple TV series starring Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer
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Xavier Becerra Urges Both Sides to Settle Paramount-WB Antitrust Suit Ahead of Trial: ‘Let’s Be Adults’
“You get way more done in the conference room than you do in the courtroom,” the Democratic nominee in California’s gubernatorial race says
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David Ellison Goes Nuclear With Threat to Move Paramount Out of California — Is It a Stunt?
The Paramount CEO’s ultimatum rattled staffers, but experts are split on the viability of running a major Hollywood studio from Nashville or Atlanta
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ACLU Seeks FCC Records Behind Early ABC License Renewals
The group wants communication materials involving Disney, Jimmy Kimmel and Trump administration officials
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Lionsgate Activist Investor Urges Studio to Embrace AI or Sell Itself
“The rise of generative AI has led the market to sort companies bluntly into ‘AI winners’ and ‘AI losers,’” Anson Funds’ Sagar Gupta tells the board
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Paramount Sets Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Starring Callum Turner for June 2027 Release
Margaret Qualley, Diego Calva and Paul Dano also star in the upcoming remake of the 1981 cult supernatural thriller
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California AG Rob Bonta Rebuffs David Ellison’s Paramount Move Threat, Shrugs Off 30-Film Commitment and CNN Sale
“Paramount has lost the plot as it continues to lose in court,” the California attorney general says
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Tom McCarthy’s ‘A Statement’ to Make World Premiere at New York Film Festival
Jonathan Glazer’s “Joy of Joys” will also make its debut at the fest, which runs Sept. 25-Oct. 12, 2026














