Deals & M&A
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Bradley Whitford, Hannah Einbinder and More Warn Paramount Will Break Its Promises to Close WBD Merger: ‘No Concessions’
The Emmy winners join Jane Fonda in a new video campaign from her Committee for the First Amendment
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State AGs, WGA Ask Court to Deny Paramount’s $1.9 Billion Bond Request for Ticking Fees
The group says the David Ellison-led media giant “wishes to offload its responsibility” that it voluntarily imposed on itself
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Block the Merger Coalition Urges State AGs to Reject ‘Empty Concessions’ From Paramount
A new petition warns that accepting unenforceable conditions is a “losing proposition” and that they need to “hold strong” with their lawsuit to block the $110 billion deal
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Fake ‘60 Minutes’ Episode Imagines How It Would Cover Its Own Demise Amid Paramount-WBD Merger
Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald launches the short doc with an open letter defending Mark Ruffalo and calling to #BlockTheMerger
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Iowa, Montana AGs Urge Supreme Court to Block ‘Politicized’ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Paramount-WBD Merger
Brenna Bird and Austin Knudsen argue the litigation is harming both companies’ employees and “hundreds of millions who watch their movies, shows, and news”
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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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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