Business
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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Steps Down While Battling Chronic Illness
“It became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated,” the businesswoman writes
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Jeff Zucker Stays Mum on Paramount-WBD, CNN Drama as He Completes His Own Merger
“I’m going to leave that deal to the others who are involved in it,” the network’s former president and RedBird IMI CEO tells TheWrap
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Artists Equity Launches Scripted TV Division Led by Griffin Zucosky
The SVP most recently served as director of development at Universal, overseeing production for Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs”
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Dan Trachtenberg’s Animated Horror Comedy Gets Fall 2028 Release at Paramount
The film based on Yehudi Mercado’s comic “Freddy the 13th” will be released on Friday the 13th
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Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Tease More Dealmaking After Banijay-All3Media Merger: ‘Scale Is Key’
The executives outline their vision for the combined company, growth opportunities in the U.S. and more
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Deals & M&A
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Disney+ President Alisa Bowen Exits to Run Fubo
The streaming executive replaces CEO David Gandler effective Friday
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‘Dutton Ranch’ Finale Fights Off HBO’s Franchise Hit to Retake Streaming Chart
Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ show rodeos its way back into the No. 1 spot
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TV Shows
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F.J. DeSanto on Why Vault Comics Is Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret
Office With a View: Netflix just greenlit the publisher’s “Barbaric” into a live-action series
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Business
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Paramount Says Oregon DOJ Motion Should Be Denied, Citing Antitrust Law
The company insists it has presented over 822,000 documents related to the state’s merger review, in addition to 1.2 million documents provided by WBD
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Warner Bros. Studios’ Ranch Lot to House LA28 Olympics’ International Broadcast Center
The 30-acre campus will begin preparations as soon as January 2027
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Banijay, RedBird IMI’s All3Media Close Merger of TV Production Businesses
The deal, which sees each company hold a 50% stake in the combined entity, forms one of the world’s biggest independent production groups
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CNN CEO Mark Thompson Thinks ‘Messing’ With Network Would Be a Mistake
Thompson wants the newsroom’s editorial approach to remain intact under incoming Paramount ownership, according to New York magazine
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CAA, SAG-AFTRA Call on Meta to Tighten Muse AI Likeness Protections: ‘True Innovation Puts Creators First’
“CAA believes in the power of new technology, but not at the cost of individuals’ rights or livelihoods,” CAA writes
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Paramount Won’t Close Warner Bros. Merger Before July 22
Oregon AG Dan Rayfield is seeking a court order that would delay the $110 billion deal’s closing further as it seeks records from the media giant
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Nexstar Urges Appeals Court to Narrow Nationwide TEGNA Merger Injunction
“This lawsuit is rooted in an outdated view of the media space and wastes precious taxpayer dollars to protect private equity-owned DIRECTV,” a Nexstar spokesperson says
