David Ellison may have believed that Paramount Skydance could have closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by now. The deal was approved by the Justice Department in June (apparently over the objections of staff reviewing it). It has been officially cleared by the EU, and Paramount agreed to the relatively minor concession
European regulators have cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110bn (£85bn) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, although the mega-merger still faces a legal hurdle in the US. The European Commission gave the green light after Paramount agreed to end a major film distribution partnership with Universal Pictures in Europe. Paramount will break the agreement within 13 months and
TLC in the UK has ordered a Top Trumps themed panel to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan. Based on the card game and tentatively titled “Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack,” it will see Ryan in charge of proceedings as team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson battle it out with classic card showdowns, live
Greek mythology is rife with humans becoming immortal, many of them as punishment for tangling with the gods. But not Christopher Nolan, the Mount Olympus star of the mortal world: Hollywood. The opening weekend success of his Imax epic “The Odyssey” cements Nolan as his own kind of myth: a bankable auteur who can capture
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the proposed $110bn (£85bn) merger between media giants Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery. The decision follows a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 US states, including California and New York, seeking to stop the deal over fears it would stifle competition and raise consumer prices. Prosecutors
Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has hit a roadblock after a judge temporarily halted the deal in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general who argue the merger would harm competition. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a 14-day pause Monday after hearing arguments from both