Business
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Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Bonds Following $83 Billion Merger Deal Announcement
A White House financial disclosure shows the president acquired up to $1 million worth of corporate bonds issued by each company in December
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Former Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins to Launch Short Form Production Company
The Awesomeness creator’s next venture will focus on making animated and live-action content for YouTube with plans to evolve the projects into theatrically released feature films
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Netflix-Owned Warner Bros. Will Stick to 45-Day Theatrical Windows, Ted Sarandos Says
“The general economics of the theatrical business were more positive than we had seen and we had modeled for ourselves,” the co-CEO admits
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Inside Media’s Risky Bet on Explosive Prediction Markets | Analysis
Through partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket, newsrooms are harnessing real-time odds to inform coverage — even as prediction platforms face intensifying scrutiny and fuel dystopian fears
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With UK Culture Secretary Amid Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
The executive has also met with European regulators, while his $108.4 billion offer for WBD is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice
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Kathleen Kennedy’s Lucasfilm Legacy: A Galaxy in Disarray | Analysis
The executive’s tenure was defined by a swirl of high highs, low lows and a bevy of projects in development hell
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Goldman Set to Acquire Historic Radford Lot After Current Owner’s $1.1 Billion Default | Report
“This is a challenging time for all suppliers and independent studio owners and operators in the US,” Hackman Capital tells Bloomberg
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‘Landman’ Bests Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ for No. 1 Weekly Streaming Top 10 | Chart
With “Stranger Things” in the rearview mirror, Paramount+’s “Landman” rises to the top ahead of its Season 2 finale
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Legendary Entertainment Sells $150 Million Minority Stake to Tokyo Broadcasting System
The move is part of a non-exclusive agreement to source and develop Japanese IP
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Glen Powell in Talks to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Tesseract’ From Sam Esmail, UA, Amazon MGM Studios
Plot details are being kept under wraps
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Kathleen Kennedy to Exit Lucasfilm as Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan Take Over
The veteran Lucasfilm leaders have worked closely with Kennedy over her 14-year tenure, paving the way for a smooth transition
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Alan Cumming Signs With UTA
The multi-hyphenate talent hosts Peacock’s “The Traitors” and will soon be featured in Marvel’s “Avengers: Doomsday”
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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Set as First Production to Film at Manhattan’s Sunset Pier 94 Studios
Paramount Television Studios has signed a lease for 70,000 square feet, with the Showtime series set to occupy two sound stages, production support and office spaces
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DDA Sets Matt Andrée Wiltens as SVP of Entertainment & Strategy, Ryan Smith as Film & Series Director
As part of the move, Gersh will transition to DDA as a client for all corporate communications and company events
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Sundance Institute Sets David Linde as CEO Ahead of Final Utah Festival
The executive takes over from interim CEO Amanda Kelso
