Justice Department Signs Off on Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

Justice Department Signs Off on Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

The Justice Department has cleared Paramount‘s $111 billion megadeal for Warner Bros., a key approval that removes a major regulatory roadblock to completing the merger that will reshape Hollywood. The acquisition will “increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem,” the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said in an announcement on Friday. The agency found that markets…

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Emotions Spill Over at Town Hall of Industry Workers Opposed to Paramount-WBD Merger: “It’s the Death of a Great American Industry”

Emotions Spill Over at Town Hall of Industry Workers Opposed to Paramount-WBD Merger: “It’s the Death of a Great American Industry”

Emotions spilled over at a gathering of Hollywood workers, union officials and a current and former FCC commissioner opposed to the planned Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger on Saturday, with some arguing that the mega-merger on top of other recent challenges in the business would mean the “death of Hollywood.” Writers, actors, crew members and small…

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‘Deadliest Catch’ Headed to Canadian Waters as U.S. Reality Series Gets First International Adaptation

‘Deadliest Catch’ Headed to Canadian Waters as U.S. Reality Series Gets First International Adaptation

As Discovery’s popular reality series Deadliest Catch premieres its 22nd season on May 8, Canadian broadcaster Rogers Sports & Media has greenlit a local version, Deadliest Catch: Northern Edge, as the first international adaptation of the popular Warner Bros. Discovery property.   A deal with Fremantle Canada will see eight episodes follow a new fleet…

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Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros. Gets Green Light From Shareholders, But They Reject David Zaslav’s Pay Package

Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros. Gets Green Light From Shareholders, But They Reject David Zaslav’s Pay Package

Paramount‘s $110 billion mega-deal for Warner Bros. Discovery got the green light from WBD shareholders Tuesday morning, as they voted to approve the merger that would combine two of Hollywood’s legacy studios. The shareholders, however, rejected WBD CEO David Zaslav‘s lucrative compensation package, sending a message to its board in the process. The votes are…

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Longtime CBS News Producer Cites Claims of Aiming Reporting Towards “Particular Part of the Political Spectrum” in Exit Memo

Longtime CBS News Producer Cites Claims of Aiming Reporting Towards “Particular Part of the Political Spectrum” in Exit Memo

Mary Walsh, a veteran CBS News producer of over four decades, is exiting the company, claiming in an exit memo to staffers that instructions to “aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum” are partly why she’s departing. “We’ve been reading a lot of goodbyes lately and here I am headed out…

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Paramount Skydance victory in Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war came after failed Netflix exec visit to win over White House

Paramount Skydance victory in Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war came after failed Netflix exec visit to win over White House

“Paramount Skydance victory in Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war came after failed Netflix exec visit to win over White House” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos failed Thursday to convince a skeptical Trump administration to approve his proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery – and with that, his nearly done deal to buy WBD’s streaming service and…

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