Actress Jane Fonda came to the Oscars on Sunday night literally wearing her politics on her sleeve. The two-time Academy Award winner donned a pin captioned “Stop the Merger” on her chest, showing the left-wing Netflix star’s opposition to Paramount Skydance buying Warner Bro. Discovery.
Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison sought Thursday to calm fears over the future of CNN, pledging to protect the news network’s editorial independence as his company closes in on a landmark takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
March 2 (UPI) — Paramount will combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service if the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery passes federal scrutiny, Paramount CEO David Ellison said Monday. He made the announcement on an
The $110 billion merger between Skydance’s Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery seems inevitable at this point. The only hurdle is regulatory approval, but this merger is much less problematic in regards to monopolistic concerns than what could have been a merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.
The good news is that the truly awful people who staff far-left CNN are unhappy. The bad news is that, in reality, they have no reason to be unhappy. Well, other than the layoffs.
Democrats are erupting in alarm with streaming giant Netflix bowing out of its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery leaving Paramount Skydance standing as the studio’s top bidder.
Financial magazine Barron’s says the Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is all but dead and that the streaming giant should look for a “graceful exit” to get out from under the eight-figure effort.
Feb. 25 (UPI) — Warner Bros. Discovery announced Tuesday that Paramount Skydance has raised its purchase offer to $31 per share, which may top Netflix’s offer.
Paramount+’s struggling new “Star Trek” series, “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” has been unable to crack the top ten shows in the Nielsen Ratings as the eight-figure per episode series wallows in a constant stream of left-wing, identity politics like gay Klingons, bisexuals, lesbians, and girl boss characters irks fans the world over.
Academy Award-winning movie titan James Cameron penned a letter Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) warning that Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery could lead to the death of cinema.
After the ongoing debacle of Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democrat candidate James Talarico, Colbert proved there is no censorship of his show by offering his platform to Georgia Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff, who came on the show on Wednesday to trash President Donald Trump, spew conspiracies about the Epstein files, and campaign for Democrats.
Feb. 17 (UPI) — Attorneys representing CBS said The Late Show could not air an interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, prompting host Stephen Colbert to blame the Federal Communications Commission.
Warner Brothers Discovery is reconsidering the latest purchase bid by Paramount Skydance after taking more time to look over the company’s amended purchase offers. Netflix has granted Warner Bros. Discovery a waiver on Tuesday to reopen deal talks.
Both Disney and Paramount-Skydance have sent cease and desist letters to China’s ByteDance accusing them of “blatant infringement” of intellectual property rights after the recent spate of hyper-realistic Seedance 2.0 AI videos were released last week.
BERLIN (AP) — A surprising and touching Afghan political rom-com that is said to feature the first ever on-screen kiss in an Afghan movie opens the 76th Berlin Film Festival Thursday.
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Paramount Skydance extended the deadline for shareholders to accept its hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
Analysts fear that the Nextflix acquisition deal with Warner Bros. is dragging the streamer’s stock down as stock value fell this week to a 52-week low.
Jon Stewart dismissed a fan’s suggestion that he run for office as “desperation,” as well as “dissatisfaction” with “the status quo,” adding, “You see somebody on television who’s saying some of the things that resonate with you, and you think, ‘Well, f**k it.'”
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” has been available free for five days and earned only 176,000 views.
Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a Hollywood tug-of-war between Netflix and Paramount. And chances are it’ll be a long, bumpy regulatory road ahead for either buyer.
A Hollywood actors union is plotting to go on strike next year over the possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
CNN is heading into an uncertain future with its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) destined for a takeover — and US President Donald Trump hoping the change will allow him to influence the iconic news network’s programming.
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.
Disney CEO Bob Iger is speaking out leaving little doubt over the dangers he fears that might manifest if a merger between streaming giant Netflix and entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery is approved by federal regulators.
President Donald Trump has signaled some opposition to Netflix purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery, saying that CNN should be sold as part of the package deal.
The betting site Polymarket just gave Paramount a boost after its announcement of a $108 billion hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros.
BANGKOK (AP) — Paramount Skydance says the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a possible national security review.
Paramount took its battle for Warner Bros. Discovery directly to shareholders Monday, launching a $30-per-share all-cash tender offer for the entertainment giant just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.
Cinematic titan James Cameron has come out in opposition to Netflix getting Oscar nominations and called the streaming giant’s theatrical release strategy “rotten to the core.”
A potential merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is facing opposition from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Writers Guild of America, who warn the deal would consolidate control of major news and entertainment outlets under a single conglomerate.
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance reportedly has the best chance in the brewing bidding war to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery due to an unlikely advantage: CNN.
White House officials reportedly discussed the potential firing of several CNN anchors disliked by President Donald Trump with billionaire investor Larry Ellison, a report says.
The Hollywood writer’s union is raising the alarm over the possible merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, saying that such a merger would be a “disaster,” but President Donald Trump says he is all for the plan.
Mass layoffs across Paramount Skydance are set to begin the week of 27 October with some 2,000 U.S. jobs expected to be targeted.
