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Freedom of the Press Foundation Accuses Paramount of Blocking Ad Critical of Warner Bros. Merger
The ad, which also takes aim at the Ellison family and President Donald Trump, would have run during the UFC’s Freedom 250 event on Paramount+
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DOJ’s Clearance of Paramount-WBD Merger Surprised Staff Investigators | Report
The Wall Street Journal reports that a group of career lawyers were due to recommend a lawsuit to challenge the $110 billion merger
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How Roku Will Supercharge Fox’s Streaming and Advertising Businesses | Analysis
But the $22 billion deal could also prompt scrutiny from regulators and content partners over Roku’s neutrality and the combined entity’s FAST services
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Deals & M&A
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Why Lionsgate Embraced Physical Media and Created One of the Industry’s Coolest Boutique Labels
Amidst a slowdown in DVD’s decline, Lionsgate Limited brings cult classics to 4K with elaborate packaging and unique art — and they’re selling out
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Movies
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Fubo, NBCUniversal Reach New Distribution Deal, End 6-Month Programming Blackout
The agreement restores content from NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, Universo, the NBC Sports Network and regional sports networks in the Bay Area, Boston, California and Philadelphia
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Paramount Aims to Produce 40 TV Shows by 2030
When combined with Warner Bros., that output is expected to increase to at least 170 shows
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Under Formal Review by UK Regulator
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority will decide whether to refer the $110 billion deal for a Phase 2 investigation by Aug. 7
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Blue Fox Entertainment Acquires iPic Theaters in Los Angeles and Manhattan
iPic filed for bankruptcy in March
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Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin Lays Out Strategy: ‘I Can’t Impose My Taste on the Slate’
“But I can impose a way of making movies. I can impose a way of how we want to work with filmmakers,” the executive says
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Paramount Taps Corporate Strategy and Development EVP Tony Driscoll to Lead Games Studio Division
The unit will develop both casual and AAA titles based on the company’s portfolio of IP
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Paramount Slams Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros. Merger: ‘Misguided Attempt to Politicize Antitrust Law’
The media giant has asked that a California court dismiss the legal action
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Declines to Testify Before House Judiciary on Media Rights Deals
The league cited “ongoing litigation” related to the Sports Broadcasting Act in a letter to committee chairman Jim Jordan
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Former Amazon MGM Studios Exec Liz Cohen Joins Keshet Studios as Scripted EVP
She will oversee the development, packaging and production of the company’s scripted projects and work with creators, producers and buyers across broadcast, cable and streaming
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Cannes Un Certain Regard Winner ‘Everytime’ Acquired by 1-2 Special
Sandra Wollner’s family drama received critical acclaim following its premiere earlier this month
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Why CBS Sent Takedown Notices for Stephen Colbert’s ‘Only in Monroe’ Episode
And why the network has suspended its effort to police unauthorized versions of the public access show online
