Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance The merger will still require governmental approval and could be delayed by a lawsuit seeking to block it The Guardian - US · Apr 23
'No-one covers this sport like we do' – Warner Bros. Discovery and TNT Sports renew rights for Giro d'Italia until at least 2029 RCS races to stay on WBD platforms across Europe and USA for next four seasons Cycling Weekly · Apr 22
Buy the Dip in Netflix Stock Now, Says JPMorgan Netflix took a hit after its recent quarterly report due to a softer Q2 guidance. But a JPMorgan analyst thinks this pullback might be a buying opportunity. Barchart · Apr 20
Paramount boss David Ellison to host dinner honoring Trump while awaiting federal approval to buy CNN: report The federal government is currently weighing whether to approve Ellison’s $111 billion agreement to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery The Independent UK · Apr 15
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Blockbuster Deal Faces a Hostile Rewrite Warner Bros. Discovery is navigating a shifting landscape as elite Hollywood creators unite to oppose the massive consolidation with Paramount Skydance. MarketBeat · Apr 15
‘Block the merger’: Thousands of industry professionals speak out against Paramount-Warner deal More than 1,000 film and TV stars and creatives, including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Thompson and Javier Bardem, issued an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Euronews · Apr 14
Joaquin Phoenix joins more than 1,000 film and TV figures in signing protest over proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger Alongside fellow big-screen stars including Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart, actor Joaquin Phoenix has joined more than 1,000 film and television figures who have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. BANG Premier · Apr 13
Mark Ruffalo and Emma Thompson among 1,000+ signatories on open letter opposing Paramount’s Warner buyout Merger will ‘prioritise the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good’, letter states The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
More than 1000 Hollywood stars declare ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount Warner Bros merger ‘The result will be fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs, and less choice for audiences in the United States and around the world’ The Independent UK · Apr 13
Hollywood heavyweights voice 'unequivocal opposition' to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter SUMMARY: More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros The Independent UK · Apr 13
Is the Warner Bros./Paramount Deal Not as Set in Hollywood Stone As We Thought? Shareholder advisory firm ISS just recommended that Warner Bros. Discovery investors vote against CEO David Zaslav’s massive “golden parachute” payout, calling the over half-billion-dollar package “unwarranted.” This comes ahead of the company’s April 23 special shareholder meeting, where the proposed merger with Paramount Skydance will also be on the table. The Mary Sue · Apr 10
Hollywood's New Cash King: Paramount's $24B Power Play Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are forming a dominant streaming force supported by a significant equity injection from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth. MarketBeat · Apr 9
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 · Apr 8
Barchart · Apr 8 Netflix Lost the Battle for Warner Bros, but Goldman Sachs Says It Won the War As Netflix exits the Warner Bros. acquisition deal, Goldman Sachs analyst sees it as a smart move, projecting solid upside ahead and backing NFLX stock as a “Buy” now.
International Business Times · Apr 7 Paramount Skydance Stock Jumps 9% on $24B Gulf Funding for Warner Bros Takeover Bid Paramount Skydance Corp. shares surged nearly 9% in morning trading Tuesday as the newly formed media giant moved closer to securing $24 billion in equity commitments from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to finance its ambitious $81 billion to $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that could…
BANG Premier · Apr 6 Movie bosses ‘land $24 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds for Warner Bros. Discovery takeover’ In a major development for the deal, Movie bosses are said to have landed commitments of nearly $24 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to support Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Evening Standard · Apr 3 Fashion and furniture from Sex And The City spin-off to go under the hammer The auction will feature original fashion and furniture from all three seasons of the hit show
Salon · Apr 2 Harry Potter and the half-baked debate What began with a well-meaning comic questioning a stance became a model for learning what true allyship requires
Cinemablend · Mar 31 Another HGTV Star Admitted To An Uncertain Network Future, But Is Now Teasing Something New Hopefully a happy turn of events.
T3 · Mar 27 HBO Max UK: Price, how to sign up, and is it really free with Sky TV? HBO Max is now available in the UK – here's everything you need to know about the new streaming service
The Conversation · Mar 26 The television will not be revolutionised: HBO Max’s UK launch shows how streaming now resembles the TV it replaced The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service HBO Max has launched in the UK. If you’re trying to work out the best way to access its content, you are faced with a choice that surely shouldn’t be this complicated.
The Conversation · Mar 25 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…
International Business Times UK · Mar 19 Taylor Paul Video Costs ABC Millions: Who Pays in the Bachelorette Row? Explore the financial and industry implications following the abrupt cancellation of The Bachelorette due to a controversial video involving Taylor Frankie Paul.
International Business Times · Mar 19 CBS News Staff Protest Management Over Contract, Citing Layoffs and Political Pressure CBS News staff walk out over contract dispute, citing layoffs, political pressure, and calls for fair pay and protections.