The head of Cinema United reiterates the lobbying organization’s opposition to Paramount Skydance’s proposed merger with Warner Bros., as well as the group’s support for litigation brought by state attorneys general that put the deal on hold. In a letter to movie theater owners on Wednesday, Michael O’Leary, CEO of Cinema United, argued that “this
Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel has come to the defense of his friend and business partner David Ellison, alleging that state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s deal with Warner Bros. Discovery are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. Emanuel, CEO of TKO Group and former director of Endeavor, wrote an op-ed published Tuesday
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired the revenge thriller “Kill Jackie,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, for HBO Max in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, France and Belgium. The deal covers two of HBO’s most established streaming markets, the Nordics and Spain, where SVOD services HBO Nordics and HBO Spain launched in 2012 and 2016 and
Privately, some top executives at Warner Bros. Discovery are supporting the 12 states that have sued to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of WBD to win in court and get the mega deal rejected. What is obvious, according to multiple sources, is that there is a sizable contingent at Warner Bros. of people who do not
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit this week accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract and unfair competition. As Deadline reported, the lawsuit alleges that Amazon has been “hastily seeking to hack a number of contract employees,” including Pia Barlow, an HBO Max marketing executive who recently joined Amazon MGM Studios. Warner
A federal judge on Thursday extended the order blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for an additional 14 days, meaning the deal cannot close before Aug. 18. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín is scheduled to hold a hearing on August 3 on a request for a preliminary injunction that would block the deal indefinitely. Paramount is requesting additional