Hollywood actor and activist Mark Ruffalo took aim at the proposed Paramount-Skydance merger this week, appearing before a U.S. Senate hearing to warn about what he described as serious consequences for the entertainment industry and media landscape. Ruffalo, speaking...
The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery has officially become one of the most high-stakes corporate wars in modern Hollywood — and according to the New York Post, Paramount Skydance believes it's now beating Netflix at its own game. As Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and...
The battle for Warner Brothers Discovery intensified as Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison appealed directly to Congress in an attempt to stop Netflix from purchasing WBD. As Hollywood’s most consequential media battle accelerates, David Ellison is no longer...
The Paramount WBD bid isn’t going away despite repeated rejection from the Warner Bros. Discovery board — and Paramount is making sure that shareholders hear that loud and clear. Despite a fresh rejection from the board, Paramount is staying the course on its $30-a-share push, again appealing directly to investors as the fight for control of one of Hollywood’s biggest legacy portfolios turns into a high-stakes staring contest.
Warner Bros. Discovery has formally escalated its resistance to Paramount Skydance’s takeover effort, urging shareholders to reject the amended $108 billion proposal and making it clear that the board sees the offer as both financially inadequate and structurally risky. As WB Rejects Paramount, the move illustrates just how far apart the two sides remain—and why Warner Bros. believes the bid poses long-term dangers to shareholder value.
Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends are chasing Mario for box office gold. A filing listed on MarketingPartnerships reveals that Paramount Pictures is working on a Sonic Universe spinoff with an eye towards a December 22, 2028 release.
The Paramount WB bidding war is rapidly devolving from a high-stakes corporate auction into an open confrontation, as Paramount Skydance and the Ellison family weigh legal action against Warner Bros. Discovery over its decision to favor a Netflix-backed deal.
Bari Weiss’ decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment became a flashpoint inside CBS News this week after the network’s editor-in-chief defended her decision to axe the story. This triggered internal dissent, public criticism, and renewed debate over newsroom standards and political pressure.
Paramount has officially canceled the theatrical release of The Legend of Aang, opting instead to debut the long-gestating animated feature exclusively on Paramount+. The move marks a significant reversal for the studio and adds to growing questions about Paramount’s theatrical strategy moving into 2026.
A major WBD Shareholder is signaling that the latest Paramount attempt to win over investors still hasn’t cleared the bar, even after sweetening its proposal with new financial guarantees and revised terms.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has advised investors to take no action as it reviews the latest Paramount takeover proposal.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav pushed back against a proposed compensation package tied to the initial Paramount bid for the company, calling the discussions “inappropriate,” according to a newly disclosed SEC filing. The revelation adds another layer of controversy to the increasingly hostile battle for one of Hollywood’s most powerful media empires.
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners exited its role as a financial backer of Paramount Skydance’s aggressive bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The news landed on the same info cycle as renewed public criticism from President Donald Trump aimed at Paramount’s new Ellison-led ownership orbit: an overlap that reads less like coincidence and more like a pressure point in a rapidly politicizing megadeal environment.