Deals & M&A
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Paramount Beat Netflix for WBD, but the Regulatory Fight Isn’t Over | Analysis
In addition to needing to win over regulators at home and abroad, the $110 billion deal may face a legal challenge from state attorneys general
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SAG-AFTRA Chief Says Union Will Render Verdict on Warner Bros. Sale to Paramount ‘When the Time Is Right’ | Video
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland also says “we stand in full unity” with striking WGA
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Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Lost Warner Bros. Bid to ‘Irrational’ Paramount Offer: ‘Maybe It’s to Our Advantage
The Netflix CEO also strongly denies that Trump would have had any influence: “Very clear from our first discussion that he never intended that”
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Veteran CBS News Producer Exits Network, Citing Politicized Newsroom Shift
“We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum,” Mary Walsh writes in a goodbye note to colleagues
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The Future of John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Will Be a Stress Test for Paramount | Analysis
The Emmy darling is a pillar of HBO’s brand. But can the overtly political show survive a new business daddy?
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Cinema United Says Concerns Over Fewer Theatrical Movies Still Stand as Paramount Wins Warner Bros
“Heed the lessons of the past,” the president and CEO of the theater lobbying group urged
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Paramount-WBD Unveil Plans for Newly Formed Company as Board Approves $110 Billion Merger
30 theatrically released films per year, streaming synergies and more are part of David Ellison’s vision
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Equalpride Acquires Condé Nast’s LGBTQ Site Them Days After Company-Wide Layoffs
The pickup comes just after Equalpride laid off newsroom staffers from Out, The Advocate and others
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Paramount Pays Netflix $2.8 Billion Breakup Fee After Warner Bros. Deal Win
Netflix shares the transaction’s completion in a Friday SEC filing
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FCC Approves $34.5 Billion Charter-Cox Merger
The agency’s chairman Brendan Carr says the deal will bring greater connectivity and economic opportunity to rural America, keep jobs in the U.S. and protect against “DEI discrimination”
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Jane Fonda Leads Fiery Comedy Skit of Actors Auditioning After Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘It’s Only the Rush Hour Movies’ | Video
The Committee for the First Amendment imagines a world “where corporations let the president dictate their content decisions”
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Paramount’s ‘Whiplash-y’ Acquisition of Warner Bros. Will Take At Least 6 Months, David Zaslav Says in Town Hall
The CEO noted the change happened “very quickly” during a companywide meeting on Friday
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Netflix Stock Rises Another 10% After Dropping Out of Warner Bros. Bidding War
Shares of Paramount Skydance also jumped another 14% on Friday
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Adam Schiff Says Paramount-WBD Merger ‘Must Be Subject to the Highest Levels of Scrutiny’
“For the sake of America’s moviemaking workforce and movie lovers everywhere, I will continue to push all parties to do their part,” the California Senator adds
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Jake Tapper Breaks Paramount-WBD News to CNN Peers on Air: ‘Affects Everybody I’m Looking At’ | Video
“We have some breaking news in our national lead that affects everybody I’m looking at right now in the studio,” the CNN anchor says
