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fromFast Company
1 week ago

The HBO brand doesn't deserve this

Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will result in merging HBO Max with Paramount+, creating a streaming service with over 200 million subscribers.
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fromFortune
2 weeks ago
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Warner/Paramount sets up Hollywood to shrink from Big 5 to Big 4, a decade after Disney took out number 6 | Fortune

fromFortune
2 weeks ago
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Warner/Paramount sets up Hollywood to shrink from Big 5 to Big 4, a decade after Disney took out number 6 | Fortune

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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Leaked audio: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav tells employees Paramount deal felt 'whiplash-y'

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced the company's acquisition by Paramount after abandoning a Netflix deal, describing the rapid transition as disorienting for leadership and employees.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

David Ellison and Paramount Get WBD, CNN Loses, Trump Wins?

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spent the morning at the White House. By evening, his company had issued a statement declining to match Paramount's $31-per-share bid for WBD—walking away from what would have been the most transformative media deal in years and handing David Ellison a portfolio that includes CNN, HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS News, and a cable library stretching from Seinfeld to Batman.
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fromwww.dailynews.com
2 weeks ago

Warner Bros. Discovery deems Paramount's takeover bid superior to Netflix deal

We are pleased WBD's Board has unanimously affirmed the superior value of our offer, which delivers to WBD shareholders superior value, certainty and speed to closing.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

The Son King of Hollywood

David Ellison leveraged Skydance success and his father's billions to acquire Paramount and pursue Warner Bros., revealing an empire-building streak.
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fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Longtime political analyst Jon Keller among latest WBZ layoffs

Jon Keller, a longtime WBZ political analyst and 12-time Emmy winner, was laid off amid wider Paramount workforce cuts after Skydance's acquisition.
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