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Rachel Maddow Demands CBS Reinstate Stephen Colbert — Calls CBS Takeover a “Huge Embarassment”
Rachel Maddow took to Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast this week with a sharp rebuke of Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — a move the network has repeatedly described as a financial necessity.
Is a Universal Cruise Line Coming? Comcast’s Incoming CEO Just Hinted at a High-Seas Challenge to Disney
Is a Universal Cruise Line coming? Recent comments from the incoming Comcast CEO certainly seem to indicate that Disney’s biggest competitor is about to challenge them on land and sea.
Paramount Hacked — X Bio Rewritten to Accuse Studio of Serving a “Fascist Regime”
The entertainment world woke up Tuesday to yet another twist in an already volatile week for Paramount. The official Paramount X account — with nearly 3.5 million followers — was hacked, briefly displaying a rewritten bio that declared the company a: “Proud arm of the fascist regime.”
Netflix Responds to “Entirely Expected” Paramount Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.
The battle between Netflix and Paramount for control of Warner Bros. Discovery has entered its most dramatic phase yet, with both companies staking out sharply different narratives after Paramount Skydance launched a full hostile takeover bid. The move sent shockwaves through the industry, and now Netflix has formally responded — projecting confidence, stability, and a determination to push its Warner Bros. deal across the finish line.
EXCLUSIVE: WBD Abruptly Postpones Employee Town Hall as Paramount Hostile Takeover Bid Rages On
Something shifted inside Warner Bros. Discovery last week—and according to one source familiar with the situation, the mood has been fundamentally different ever since the Paramount hostile takeover saga publicly blew open. What was supposed to be a routine WBD employee town hall meeting scheduled last Friday with staff submitting questions in advance was quietly paused in the wake of the Paramount drama just as employees were preparing to hear from top leadership.
Golden Globes Snub Joe Rogan From New Best Podcast Category — And Reveal What Hollywood Really Fears
Joe Rogan was snubbed by the Golden Globes, inciting a controversy that isn’t just about an awards show. It’s a story about power, cultural gatekeeping, and how Hollywood handles voices it can’t control.
Paramount SEC Filing Shows WBD Board Ignored “Superior” $30 Per Share Offer to Favor Netflix
A newly released Paramount SEC filing regarding its hostile takeover tender offer for WBD has ignited a firestorm around Warner Bros. Discovery’s handling of its proposed sale to Netflix. According to the document, Paramount submitted an improved $30-per-share all-cash offer on December 4th—an offer specifically crafted to address every concern WBD had previously raised. But the filing alleges something extraordinary: WBD’s board never responded. Not a counter. Not a question. Not even a courtesy acknowledgment.
Jimmy Kimmel Renewed by ABC — But It’s Not the Triumph the Media is Framing It As
For more than two decades, Jimmy Kimmel has been a fixture of ABC’s late-night lineup. But while headlines everywhere are declaring Jimmy Kimmel has been renewed for “another year,” the details of ABC’s contract extension tell a very different story — one the media is largely ignoring.
Wicked Sequel Drops an Astonishing 73% in Third Weekend Box Office, Signaling More Oz May Be Off the Table
“Wicked: For Good” has delivered a strong opening by any normal box office standard, but when measured against the explosive performance of 2024’s “Wicked,” the decline becomes clear almost immediately.
Paramount Hostile Takeover of WB Backed by Arab Investors, Jared Kushner, and Wall Street Loans
What David Ellison and Paramount did Monday morning — issuing a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery for $108 billion — sent shockwaves through the industry. Now that the dust has settled, analysts are working through how Paramount was able to make such a monumental all-cash offer.
BREAKING: Paramount Counters Netflix With $108B Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, led by David Ellison, isn’t giving up its bid to win Warner Bros. Late last week the Warner Bros. board announced it had accepted an $82.7 billion proposal from Netflix. It’s an offer Ellison tells shareholders is an “inferior proposal.” He has since launched an attempted hostile takeover after the historically brutal bidding war.
Scarlett Johansson Reflects on Black Widow Lawsuit Four Years After Big Disney Payout
Four years after settling her lawsuit with Disney, Scarlett Johansson is looking back on the experience.