Deals & M&A
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Oregon AG to Ask Court to Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal for 60 Days Amid Records Dispute
“[The information] has nothing to do with whether this transaction complies with Oregon’s antitrust laws and is not a legitimate basis to delay a plainly lawful, pro-competitive transaction,” a Paramount spokesperson responds
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Versant to Acquire Golf Simulation Tech Company Full Swing for $530 Million
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026
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Comcast’s Sky to Buy ITV’s Media & Entertainment Unit in $2.1 Billion Deal
ITV’s linear channels and ITVX streaming platform will remain free-to-air, while Sky News and ITV News will stay editorially distinct
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Inside Wonder Project’s Plan to Super Serve the ‘Faith and Values’ Audience
Office with a View: CEO Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten tells TheWrap about the company’s efforts to build franchises and leverage hybrid filmmaking through its Innovative Dreams division
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Paramount Submits Concessions to Secure WB Merger Approval in Europe
The European Commission has extended the deadline of its review from July 7 to July 22
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Getty Images Pulls Plug on $3.7 Billion Shutterstock Merger
The visual media companies had just secured clearance from the DOJ back in April
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Paula Reid to Exit CNN Before Paramount Takes Control
The chief legal affairs correspondent joined the news network in 2021
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Comcast Credit Rating Under Review for Potential Downgrade Amid Planned NBCUniversal Split
Moody’s warns that the “negative secular pressures” of its broadband-focused Connectivity and Platforms unit are “heightening overall business risks”
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UK Government ‘Minded to Intervene’ on Paramount-WBD Deal After Review
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has given the companies until July 6 to respond to her concerns regarding the $110 billion merger
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As NBCU Splits From Comcast, Will It Be the Next M&A Target? | Analysis
What will happen to NBCUniversal once its separates from Comcast’s cable and internet business?
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Comcast’s Sky Reaches Terms to Acquire ITV’s Media & Entertainment Unit for $2 Billion | Report
The deal, which includes ITV’s linear channels and ITVX streaming platform, could be announced in the next two weeks, according to Reuters
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Invests $100 Million, Takes Minority Stake in Cosm
SPE chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja will also join the immersive entertainment company’s board of directors
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Paramount Meets With European Commission to Secure Warner Bros. Merger Approval
The Financial Times reports that the regulator and media giant are discussing remedies to clear the $110 billion deal
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Paramount Addresses Claim Larry Ellison Promised Trump a CNN Overhaul to Secure Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
“No commitments from either David or Larry Ellison have been made to any government body,” a spokesperson for Paramount says
