Film Studios
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Paramount Stock Jumps Over 5% as Warner Bros. Reopens Sale Talks
Shares of the David Zaslav-led media giant rose 2.3%, while Netflix stock slid 1.4% following the announcement
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Netflix Blasts ‘Ongoing Distraction’ From Paramount as Warner Bros. Asks for David Ellison’s ‘Best and Final’ Offer
The streamer said that its $83 billion deal is “the only certain path to delivering value to WBD’s stockholders”
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Warner Bros. Discovery Reopens Talks With Paramount Over Possible Higher Bid
The media giant, which still backs the $83 billion Netflix deal, also set a shareholder vote for March 20 at 8 a.m. ET
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Warner Bros. Discovery Considers Restarting Talks With Paramount Skydance After Revised Proposal
WBD board members are discussing whether the new offer might make for a better outcome or push Netflix to sweeten its bid, Bloomberg reports
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‘Josephine,’ Sundance Double Award-Winner Starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, Acquired by Sumerian Pictures
The drama was sold in a competitive seven-figure deal
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Disney Hits ByteDance With Cease-and-Desist, Claiming Seedance AI Tool Is ‘Hijacking’ Trademarked Characters
SAG-AFTRA and the MPA also issued statements against the generative AI tool this week
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Department of Justice Antitrust Chief Gail Slater to Exit Role Amid Netflix-WB Deal Review
The agency is also reviewing Paramount’s $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid
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Warner Bros. Activist Investor Says Paramount Bid Is ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Opportunity
Ancora Alternatives president James Chadwick says the firm plans to grow its $200 million stake and is interviewing director candidates as it mulls a proxy fight over Netflix’s $83 billion deal
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Activist Investor Ancora Holdings Builds $200 Million Warner Bros. Stake, Plans to Oppose Netflix Deal
The firm, which has accused the board of not adequately engaging with Paramount, is threatening to launch a proxy fight
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Disney Hires Tricia Wood as EVP and Head of Casting
The exec previously worked for five years as Paramount’s casting chief
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Super Bowl Trailer Fully Introduces Rocky, Ryan Gosling’s – Adorable? – Alien Ally | Video
The film’s first trailer only shows fleeting glimpses of Ryan Gosling’s accidental extraterrestrial companion
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Lionsgate Names Vermillio’s Kathleen Grace as First-Ever Chief AI Officer
The executive will focus on providing tools to filmmakers, protecting IP and finding efficiencies in production, marketing, distribution and administrative operations
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Lisa Kudrow Pleads With Warner Bros. Buyer to Preserve the Studio Lot Where She Filmed ‘Friends’ | Video
“Ownership changes all the time and you don’t know what’s going to happen,” the Emmy winner says of the impending studio acquisition
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AMPAS Creates Academy Studios, Promotes Jennifer Davidson
In her new role, the longtime marketing and communications officer will oversee the Academy’s new production arm
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David Ellison Warns of Potential Netflix Monopoly, Commits to 30 Movies Per Year Under WBD Deal
The Paramount CEO says his “proposed combination is intended to strengthen competition by creating a more capable and effective rival to the dominant platforms” in a U.K. letter