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.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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Paramount Shares Fall After Antitrust Deal, But Business Minds Marvel At Favorable Terms
John Oliver Calls Out “Soon-To-Be Business Daddy” David Ellison & Throws Stephen Colbert Under The Bus
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Read the full report at DeadlineAfter insinuations that he was serious about relocating Paramount from its century-old home if the states' lawsuit proceeded, the mogul has now changed tune.
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WorldPingUpdate: David Ellison isn’t looking for greener pastures. The CEO of Paramount Skydance (soon to include Warner Bros. Discovery) issued an official statement that both content studios will remain in California.
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WorldPingZelda Williams is calling for fans to stop circulating AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams, nearly a year after she last took to social media to ask them not to send her augmented content featuring the actor.
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WorldPingJennifer Eckhart, a former Fox Business staffer who sued the network and its then-anchor Ed Henry for sexual harassment and retaliation and later hosted a podcast, was found dead September 19 at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. She was 36.
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WorldPingWhile Warner Bros. Discovery 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.
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WorldPingGeopolitical rivalry, conflict, authoritarian nationalism and the systematic erosion of rules-based politics are reshaping the global order and putting cooperation under growing pressure.
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