WorldPingDiscovery shares soared 11%, as is often the case of a company about to be acquired, while Paramount shares stumbled on news the companies’ merger will take another two weeks to complete.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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WGA Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount Shares Fall After Antitrust Deal, But Business Minds Marvel At Favorable Terms
Paramount To Keep Headquarters In Los Angeles Post-Merger: “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”
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WorldPingParamount’s settlement with the 12 Democratic state attorneys general appeared to be a Yom Kippur affair, with the final signoff coming after sundown on Sunday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingThe Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West, jointly the WGA, have settled their lawsuit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery per a statement released by the organization Monday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingParamount Skydance has settled a lawsuit with a dozen US states that sought to block its acquisition of Warner Brothers, as well as with the Writers Guild of America.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe mega-merger of the year will apparently go forward.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Engadget
WorldPingJohn Oliver took a dig at “soon-to-be business daddy” David Ellison on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. The comedian is known to take jabs at his “business daddies,” and amid the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Oliver took a swipe at Ellison.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingParamount is not leaving California — at least not anytime soon.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
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