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Prospect of 'Warnamount' Merger Spawns Collective 'Meh' From Wall Street

Noted one equity analyst, 'Desperate times for media companies are leading them to explore desperate measures'

Broadcasting & Cable

Paramount Global’s Unusual Options Activity Heats Up on Merger News: Time to Buy?

The CEOs of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery met in New York this week to talk about a merger. The former’s unusual options activity has been much busier than the latter. Is PARA a buy?

Barchart

‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise

Investors seemed unimpressed but analysts say even talk of a merger reflects moves to consolidate in a tough market

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Max and Paramount Plus could join forces amid shock Warner Bros-Paramount 'mega merger' report

The rumored Apple TV Plus-Paramount Plus streaming bundle might not happen if Max has anything to do with it.

TechRadar

Christmas rail travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and Eurostar hit by strike – as it happened

A strike by Channel Tunnel workers has blocked train travel between France and Britain, while powerline problems hit West Coast mainline

The Guardian - UK

Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount in talks for huge merger

Chiefs of two of world’s biggest media companies met for several hours in New York

The Independent UK

Warner Brothers Discovery Explores Merger: Report

Warner Brothers Discovery shares slid more than 5 percent Wednesday after reports emerged that the media and entertainment giant is exploring a merger with rival Paramount Global.

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Big Deal: Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly in Merger Talks With Paramount

CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount chief Bob Bakish, according to sources

Multichannel News

Merger talks between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery took fans by surprise

A possible merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would change the entertainment landscape forever.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Wild Rumor Claims Warner Bros. And Paramount Might Be Merging, And I Have So Many Questions

Two huge movie studios are reportedly talking about merging into one massive media company.

Cinemablend

Warner Poaches A24 From Paramount, Shifts Hot Indie Label's Movies to HBO and Max

'Pay-1' deal means that upcoming titles including Sofia Coppola’s 'Priscilla,' as well as legacy hits like the Best Picture-winning 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' will live on Warner Bros. Discovery platforms after their theatrical release

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he was forced to lay off hundreds because WarnerMedia ‘had never been restructured for the future’

The layoffs were his "worst day on the job," but necessary to address the “generational disruption” in the industry, Zaslav said.

Fortune

Max Head Honcho Now Says It Took ‘Courage’ To Cancel Coyote Vs. Acme And Other Movies, And Calls Out Inaccurate Reports

WB Discovery chief says the studio was courageous in shelving movies.

Cinemablend

Margot Robbie might have crushed your Barbie sequel dreams: 'I can't imagine what would be next'

Barbie's lead star has suggested there are no plans for a follow-up to 2023's highest-grossing movie.

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Amazon Gets in Front of the Line as Warner Lets Filmmakers Shop Shelved 'Coyote vs. Acme'

Seventy-million-dollar animation/live-action project was the latest Warner Bros. film to be scuttled for tax and residuals breaks

Broadcasting & Cable

Is the Superhero Movie Craze Finally, Mercifully, Sunsetting?

In our latest Next Text, we ponder what the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe bombing ever means to the video business

The Guardian - US

The British are coming! US media sees influx of Britons in top roles

Will Lewis’s helming of the Washington Post comes after the Wall Street Journal and CNN hired other UK talent as top brass

Fortune

Warner Bros. Discovery lost 2.5 million streaming subscribers in the last 6 months while its rivals grew—and sports are partly to blame

The Hollywood strikes also had a role to play in Max’s declining subscribers

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First 'Batgirl,' now Roadrunner: David Zaslav cans Warner Bros. Looney Tunes film to harvest $30 million in taxable losses

Director Dave Green says he's "beyond devastated" by the decision to axe "Coyote vs. Acme," which had starred "Fast and Furious" alum John Cena.

The Independent UK

Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after

USA Today Sports Media Group

By shelving ‘Coyote vs. Acme’, Warner Bros. Discovery continues to show its artistic untrustworthiness

You just cannot trust Warner Bros. to actually release a movie it's made anymore.

PC Gamer

Warner Bros. wants to transform franchises like Superman into 'always on' live-service style games—which is somehow different from what its been trying for years

Someone get some kryptonite before this all gets out of hand.

Fortune

Warner Bros. Discovery faces “generational disruption” dilemma after loading up on debt just as the TV ad market crashes

Investors recoiled at the news, sending the stock plummeting 19% and handing Zaslav his worst trading day in two years.

GamesRadar

Gotham Knights and Hogwarts Legacy publisher reveals its focus on live service games, while Sony reconsiders its own plans

Live service games are both in and out

TechRadar

Warner Bros. to "drive engagement" by moving its games to a live service model

Warner Brothers Discovery CEO reveals that the company aims at "transforming" its games into live service products.

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