WorldPingWelcome, welcome Insiders.
Max Goldbart here taking you through a week in which one of the biggest entertainment deals of this century was waved through.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.
International Insider: Merger Approved!; RTS London’s AI Buzz; Deadline @ Zurich
George Cheeks May Be Poised for Expanded TV Role at Skydance Post Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Post-Merger Skydance Keeping Both HBO Max & Paramount+ Streaming Brands
The original report was published by Deadline. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.
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WorldPingMore indication that the newly-christened combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company would bundle the two flagship streamers, Paramount+ and HBO Max, instead of merging them into one.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingParamount TV media chair George Cheeks, whose domain has included all of CBS in addition to the Paramount cable networks, is said to be in line for an expanded oversight at the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingUsers face a temporary withdrawal pause before an Oct. 26 deadline to exit through Blast’s normal interface.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingBotswana’s government has authorized the killing of 23 elephants for its independence day celebrations this week…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingAstronomers analyzed 2,435 galaxies hosting actively feeding black holes using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). Among them, they identified 546 "bulgeless" galaxies—systems with little or no central stellar bulge.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingRoughly $88.5 million in closing-linked gross sources remains conditional, with expenses and spending choices deciding additional XRP demand.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
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