Bill Maher appears to be on good terms with Trumpworld. The 70-year-old HBO host joined Kid Rock and Stephen A. Smith as President Trump’s White House dinner guests earlier this month, and, following the dinner, Trump intimated to reporters that Maher’s criticisms of him on his late-night program are mostly bluster, and he “likes me
Skydance has announced new leadership for its combined advertising business following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, according to a memo viewed by Business Insider. Jay Askinasi, Skydance’s chief revenue officer for advertising, outlined the new leadership structure for the “unified Skydance Advertising organization.” Following the completion of the $110 billion merger this month, Skydance’s portfolio
There’s a throughline in Kate Berlant’s new HBO special “Parmesan,” and it’s not cheese. “My addiction? My phone,” the comedian says at the beginning of the hour. With slapstick style and performative haughtiness, Berlant yearns for a time before cellphones in the special, out Oct. 16. Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence,
Alex Gibney’s latest project, the Elon Musk documentary “Musk,” is already in theaters. But when news broke last week that David Ellison’s Paramount had officially bought Warner Bros. Discovery, the director admits he was “concerned” about the doc’s future release on HBO. “Musk,” the unflinching and often unflattering nearly four-hour look at the richest man
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David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has cleared the last major hurdle to closing its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has settled the lawsuit brought by 12 states, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. A key part of the settlement: Bonta said Paramount agreed to release 30 movies in theaters each of