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What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean

HBO Max, “Harry Potter” and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount.

Newslaundry

Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger, But Is This The End?

Paramount and Skydance’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery has been approved by WBD shareholders. But, is that the final word on the matter.

The Mary Sue

What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, news and film

HBO Max, "Harry Potter," and CNN could soon find themselves under the ownership of Paramount, following a significant vote by Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders.

The Independent UK

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Warner Bros shareholders green light Paramount’s $81 billion merger

Paramount has secured funding from several sovereign investment funds, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, as well as funds from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to regulatory filings

The Independent UK

Paramount president Jeff Shell is stepping down from his post amid a legal battle

Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount

The Independent UK

Trump is remaking the US media in his own image – and smashing accountability with it

This is the point of absurdity we have reached: on March 15, US President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, asserted that American news organisations were running AI-generated Iranian propaganda, and should be charged with treason for the dissemination of false information. One of the instances he cited was…

The Conversation

10 Years Later, The One Star Trek Series Ending Signals The Close Of An Era

'Starfleet Academy' will not get a Season 3. Here's what that means for Star Trek on TV as we know it.

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South Park, failed TV deals and alleged extortion: Inside the fiery battle between a media mogul and a high-stakes gambler

Exclusive details: In a phone call with The Independent, accused extortionist R.J. Cipriani flatly denied Paramount Skydance CEO Jeff Shell’s claims, and said the mogul is simply ‘trying to save his a**’

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise Risked His Life For A Stunt Again, But Most People May Never Get To See The Footage

This mission probably won't be seen by us.

Cinemablend

Netflix Has Been Vilified By Hollywood For A While, But There Are Signs That's Changing

The times, they are a-changing

Cinemablend

Paramount acquires Warner Bros Discovery in mega deal: the winners, losers and Trump’s man in the middle

Netflix’s planned acquisition of Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has fallen apart at the eleventh hour, as Paramount Skydance has made a “superior” proposal to buy the conglomerate for A$156 billion.

The Conversation

From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise

It's a come-from-behind story fit for Hollywood itself

The Independent UK

Paramount must convince regulators its deal with Warner will not hurt customers

After months of heated wrangling, Paramount has emerged the apparent victor in its bid to acquire storied Hollywood rival Warner Bros

The Independent UK

What Paramount’s Warner Bros deal means for Hollywood after major acquisition

Two of Hollywood’s oldest studios are set to be consolidating into one. Here is what to know about the merger

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The Independent UK

Netflix refuses to raise bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount takeover

‘The deal is no longer financially attractive,’ said Netflix in a statement

Axios

The challenges facing the Ellisons' media empire

The Ellison's portfolio spans CBS News, Paramount Pictures, a piece of TikTok U.S. and could add CNN and HBO.

The Independent UK

Paramount's next target in hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. is a board of its own making

Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Letterman trashes ‘those idiots at CBS’ over state of news division

CBS News has been under heavy scrutiny since conservative commentator Bari Weiss was installed as editor-in-chief, a move critics feared would mean the network softening its coverage of the Trump administration

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The Independent UK

Bari Weiss makes pointed dig at new French citizen George Clooney after he slammed her CBS News takeover: ‘Bonjour!’

Hollywood star railed against Weiss for ‘dismantling’ CBS News since her arrival this fall while blasting news network for capitulating to Donald Trump

The Independent UK

George Clooney says CBS and ABC should have told Trump to ‘go f*** yourself’ rather than settle lawsuits

The Oscar-winner also torched Bari Weiss, saying that CBS News editor-in-chief was ‘dismantling’ the network

The Independent UK

‘60 Minutes’ segment controversially spiked by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss appears to leak online

The recently installed editor’s decision to pull a story on Venezuelans the U.S. deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process has the staff ready to ‘revolt,’ sources told The Independent

The Guardian - US

Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison

Controversially appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says: ‘I held that story and I held it because it wasn’t ready’

Euronews

Warner Bros will urge shareholders to reject hostile bid as Trump attacks Paramount

Warner Bros Discovery is expected to urge shareholders to vote against Paramount's hostile takeover bid. This comes after Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, also withdrew his private equity firm from the financing of the offer.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s not a coincidence’: journalists of color on being laid off amid Trump’s anti-DEI push

Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go

The Conversation

Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. Is this the end of the cinema?

The world’s dominant streaming service, Netflix, has announced its planned acquisition of Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion (A$124.5 billion).

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