Public Policy & Legal
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
David Ellison will be on the hook for $1.06 billion in ticking fees by the time the 12-day trial starts on March 2
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David Ellison Says Paramount-WBD Lawsuit Is About CNN, Shares His Politics
“I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views,” the executive says in a New York Times op-ed
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FCC’s Brendan Carr Hit With Ethics Complaints Over Paramount Gifts
Watchdog groups are also seeking investigations into Commissioner Olivia Trusty
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Nancy Guthrie Search Hampered by Early Investigation Missteps | Report
The initial response of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is probed in a new report from the Wall Street Journal
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Sheriff Releases Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Claiming ‘She Perished’ in Hope of New Leads
“It is not too late to come forward,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department says
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Paramount Seeks November Warner Bros. Merger Trial While State AGs, WGA Ask for April
The David Ellison-led media giant wants to start as soon as possible, while the states and labor union say they need more time for discovery
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Encourages State AGs to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Lawsuit | Report
The Wall Street Journal reports Newsom is concerned employment in the state could suffer if the $110 billion deal is blocked
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Paramount-WBD: Block the Merger Coalition Members Urge UK Culture Secretary to Intervene
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority will decide whether to clear the $110 billion deal or launch a more in-depth investigation by Aug. 7
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Netflix Sued for $105 Million Over Stolen Nicolas Cage Movie
An unreleased World War II thriller called “Fortitude” was allegedly taken from the streamer’s offices
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ABC Calls on FCC to Dismiss Early Renewal License Review: ‘Untimely and Unwarranted’
The network’s opposition filing references 150,000 public comments largely in support of its broadcast stations
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Trump Wants $83 Million E. Jean Carroll Defamation Damages Tossed Due to Presidential Immunity
His Supreme Court appeal centers on whether a president’s White House statements to reporters are protected official acts
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Film Financier Jason Cloth Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges
The executive producer of “Joker” and “Babylon” is accused of using funds meant for film projects to pay off real estate investors
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22 Advocacy Groups Back Disney in FCC Fight: ‘The Government Is Violating the First Amendment’
“We urge you to continue to defend and exercise your First Amendment rights, so that we can all continue to exercise ours,” the coalition tells CEO Josh D’Amaro
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Jared Leto Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 4 Women in BBC Doc, Including Statutory Rape
“I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false,” the actor tells TheWrap
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Can a Copyright Risk Detector for AI-Created Media Protect Artists and Studios? | Exclusive
Startup CopySight is pushing a credit score-like system that it wants to make an industry standard
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