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‘Matlock’ Actor David Del Rio’s Firing Sparks Legal Battle With CBS Studios
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. Megadeal Could Upend Canada’s Battle For TV Viewers
Bell Media says popular HBO content will remain on its Crave service "for the foreseeable future," but isn’t saying for how long as David Ellison talks about merging HBO Max and Paramount+ post-merger.
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Lionsgate Exec On Hollywood M&A: “We’ve Got a Scarce Asset”
CFO Jimmy Barge told an investors conference the 'John Wick' studio is a better look to potential suitors after its break up with Starz and as industry consolidation pushes up library content valuations.
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Charter CEO Says California Last Stop Before Cox Merger Approval
Chris Winfrey told an investors conference the deal has FCC and Department of Justice clearances. Now Golden State regulators need to sign off on the $34.5 billion acquisition ahead of a key deadline.
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City Council Unanimously Greenlights Measures to Boost Production in L.A.
Members of the industry cheered as Councilmember Adrin Nazarian’s proposals to streamline what critics describe as L.A.’s onerous production system passed on Wednesday.
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Trump Bought Netflix Debt Amid Paramount’s Fight for Warner Bros.
New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.
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A+E Global Media’s Reinvention Push Kicks Off the 2026 Upfronts
The company announced a boldface name-stuffed programming slate and a new branded content studio, while also inking deals with creators in specific genres to expand its reach.
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Will Banijay-All3Media Look to Buy ITV Studios Next? “Consolidation Is the Name of the Game”
"When you look at the Warner-Paramount deal, it's very easy to understand why you need to be big and global to be relevant in this sector," says Banijay Group CEO François Riahi.
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Banijay Group CEO on How AI, Rise of Creators Drove All3Media Deal: “More Scale, More IP, More Growth”
François Riahi and CFO Sophie Kurinckx-Leclerc also told a conference call about strengthening English-language content.
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David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery Stock
Other top WBD execs, including Bruce Campbell, JB Perrette and Gunnar Weidenfels also sold shares as a window opened following nearly a year of dealmaking.
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Cinemark CEO Is Glad Paramount Won Warner Bros.
Sean Gamble told an investors conference a longtime supporter of theatrical exhibition had prevailed in the merger battle.
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As Broadcast Slowly Dies, Niche-casting Is on the Rise
Online creators are launching talk shows about the narrowest of topics, from trucking logistics to advertising to, well, the business of Hollywood. In the livestream landscape, could smaller be better?
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Why Jeff Zucker Is Bullish About an $8 Billion Megadeal to Create a TV Production Giant
The CNN mogul helped usher in the merger of Banijay and All3Media, which will bring together 170 production banners across 25 companies to create what's billed as the world's largest indie media company.
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Broadway Box Office: ‘Harry Potter’ and Daniel Radcliffe-Led Play Beat the Blizzard
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' and 'Every Brilliant Thing' both saw high grosses last week despite cancellations due to the snowstorm.
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Taylor Swift and Trump Loom Over Live Nation as Antitrust Trial Kicks Off
The DOJ is pushing forward with claims that the ticketing giant pressures venues to sign exclusive deals and makes artists use its concert promotion services.
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Luxury Movie Theater Chain iPic Files for Bankruptcy
iPic Theaters never fully recovered after emerging from bankruptcy in 2019. It pointed to drops in theater attendance and a not-so-viable arrangement with studios on box office splits.
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