Deals & M&A
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Sports Streamer DAZN to Buy EverPass Media in US Expansion
Under the terms of the deal, RedBird Capital Partners, the NFL’s 32 Equity and TKO Group Holdings will become minority shareholders
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Paramount Is Promising 30 Films per Year, but What Would That Look Like? | Analysis
An expanded acquisitions division would be part of the plan, but maintaining Warner Bros.’ output would come with a lot of hurdles
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Investment Bankers Eye New Line Cinema, WBD Cable Networks as Paramount Legal Battle Drags On | Report
As his lawsuit looks to settlement talks, AG Rob Bonta says he would be open to a carve out of the combined company’s 50 basic cable channels
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Kaitlan Collins Puts Rob Bonta on the Spot Over CNN’s Role in Paramount Merger Fight
“Some people might be watching and say, ‘How much of this has to do with [CNN]?’” “The Source” host asks the California attorney general
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Rob Bonta Says Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Talks Could Happen This Week if Paramount Shuts Down Leaks | Exclusive
The California AG tells TheWrap he’s open to a carve out of a “significant portion” of the combined company’s 50 basic cable channels
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‘Teletubbies,’ ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ IP Owner WildBrain to Acquire Personality AI for $11 Million in Cash
The deal will see the companies team up on generative AI-powered interactive experiences for kids
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Who Has the Most Leverage, Paramount or Bonta? | Analysis
Breaking down what each side brings to the table as talks for a possible settlement loom
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Business
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Rob Bonta Cancels Monday Settlement Meeting With Paramount
“Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of settlement discussions, but they misrepresented these discussions, demonstrating a lack of good faith,” the California AG says
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Mark Ruffalo Says Calling Him Antisemitic Over Paramount Merger Critique Is ‘Fundamentally Dishonest’
The actor accused the Ellison family of aiding in Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, criticisms a Paramount spokesperson deemed “antisemitic”
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Paramount and Rob Bonta to Meet Monday Over Merger Lawsuit Settlement
The talks come amid massive pressure to settle the suit
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Gavin Newsom Wants State AGs to Settle Merger Lawsuit With Paramount, but Only for the ‘Best Deal’
“I’m concerned about the state, our reputation,” the California governor says
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Mark Ruffalo Eviscerates Paramount Merger Citing Ellisons’ Ties to Gaza ‘Genocide,’ Studio Condemns Remarks as ‘Antisemitic’ | Exclusive
A studio spokesperson calls the actor’s remarks in a statement to TheWrap “a bridge too far”
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Disney Signs Content Deal With Dhar Mann Studios, Starting With 20-Episode Order
The creator’s production company will make new content for kids, tweens, teens and families
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Nithya Raman Splits From Mayor Karen Bass on Paramount-Warner Merger: ‘Should Be Decided in Court’
The mayoral candidate restated her support for California AG Rob Bonta’s lawsuit hours after Bass called for a settlement
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Karen Bass Urges Paramount, State AGs to ‘Find Common Ground’ and Settle WB Merger Lawsuit
“The continued uncertainty is not good for workers, not good for productions and not good for the future of this industry,” the L.A. mayor says during a Thursday press conference
