Film Studios
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SAG-AFTRA, Studios Extend Contract Talks Into Next Week
The sessions were originally expected to run through March 6
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Public Interest Groups Urge State Attorneys General to Challenge Paramount-WBD Merger
The coalition warns that the $110 billion deal will result in higher costs, layoffs and a “sharp reduction in consumers’ ability to access news and entertainment programming”
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Why Is Paramount Hiring So Many Men With Troubled Pasts?
The hiring of Max Landis is just the latest example of Paramount betting on men who have been accused of sexual misconduct
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Movies
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David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery Stock
The sale comes as the media giant is slated to merge with Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal
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Paramount Downgraded to Junk Status by Fitch, Put on Negative Credit Watch Over $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
S&P is also keeping the David Ellison-led media giant on a negative credit watch as both firms warn of “materially elevated leverage” at the combined entity upon closing
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Matt Damon, Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity Signs First Look Deal With Netflix
The studio behind “The Rip” now has a second partnership alongside its theatrical deal with Sony
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Democratic Lawmakers Demand Answers From Trump White House, AG Pam Bondi After Ted Sarandos’ Netflix-WBD Deal Meeting
Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Sam Liccardo are investigating whether the Trump administration pressured the streamer to abandon its $83 billion deal
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Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch Expects Regulators to Put Conditions on Paramount-WBD Merger
The chief executive added that he anticipates CNN under David Ellison will remain a “strong competitor” to Fox News
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Paramount Will Combine HBO Max and Paramount+, Won’t Sell or Spin Off Cable Assets
CEO David Ellison added that HBO would continue tohave “the resources and independence to do what it does best”
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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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Deals & M&A
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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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Kino Film Collection Boards Los Angeles Festival of Movies as Presenting Sponsor | Exclusive
LAFM 2026, co-presented by Mezzanine, will take place in East L.A. from April 9 to 12
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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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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
