Business
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Mark Thompson’s CNN Talks Raise the Stakes for Bari Weiss | Analysis
David Ellison’s plan raises questions about who ultimately wields power over CNN and CBS News
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Combined Paramount-Warner Bros. to Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals
“We never wanted a new corporate identity to diminish, alter or overshadow either one. Instead, we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own,” the CEO says
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Warner Film Chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy to Exit Ahead of Paramount Merger
The fate of the studio heads had been unclear as the merger is set to close next week
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Donna Langley on Universal Ditching Short Theatrical Windows: ‘We’re Trying to Undo the Training We’ve Done to the Audience’
“It was time to try and reestablish that moviegoing habit in our audience,” the NBCUniversal chairman said
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RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs
“The notion that $6 billion of cost-related synergies means the firing of all these people is just completely antiquated,” says Gerry Cardinale
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Raine Group Close to Sale of Majority Stake in Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment | Exclusive
The legendary production company, once home to hits like “Friday Night Lights” and “The Grinch,” hasn’t had a runaway success in a decade
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Casa Bonita Sued for Unfair Labor Practices, Trial Set for December
The restaurant, made famous by “South Park,” has been accused of cutting hours for performers during labor contract talks
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Penske Media Lawsuit Against Google for AI Search Summaries of Articles Dismissed by Judge
“An ‘expectation’ that Google will send them search traffic … is not an agreement,” the ruling reads
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Makan Delrahim, Rob Bonta and Hollywood’s Top Execs Talk Shop at TheGrill 2026 | Photos
TheGrill 2026: TheWrap hosts its annual business conference as over 300 industry professionals descend on the DGA Theater Complex in Hollywood
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Ynon Kreiz’s Paramount Co-CEO Pay Package Tops $46.5 Million
The former CEO of Mattel will receive a one-time signing award of restricted stock units, which is valued at $31.5 million
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LA28 Chief Casey Wasserman Says Olympics Will Be ‘200 Super Bowls in a Month’
NBC is preparing more than 100 hours of coverage a day for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games
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Tapping AI to Make Sense of Gen Z’s Pop Culture Obsessions
TheGrill 2026: Yves Bergquist introduces Geist, an agent that companies are using to decode the zeitgeist
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Kevin Feige Honored by Chris Pratt, Jon Favreau With Will Rogers Foundation’s Pioneer Award
“It took someone with real vision to look at me and say, ‘Yeah, that’s a guy that can guard the galaxy,’” Pratt says
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Nithya Raman Says She Shares Spencer Pratt Voters’ Frustrations With LA Leadership
The L.A. mayoral candidate pledges to establish a film office and reverse declining production if elected
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Disney’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul Jumps to Netflix as VP of Series Comms
The veteran TV comms exec exited Disney after eight years
