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
Just a few days ago, the states’ antitrust challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger still seemed like a hurdle. Now, it’s looking more like a siege war, as Paramount has agreed to suspend the $111 million deal for at least several months. In doing so, Paramount’s lawyers have effectively admitted that they were unlikely to
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
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
Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison and his father, tech billionaire Larry Ellison, were sued by a Paramount shareholder who alleged they reached an “illegal” deal with President Donald Trump to secure US government approval for the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The shareholders’ lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Delaware Court of Chancery, seeks to block Paramount’s
A group of 12 Democratic state attorneys general is suing to block Paramount Skydance’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing that the transaction violates antitrust law by giving the combined company undue power in three markets: wide-release theatrical distribution, blockbuster movies and basic cable television. Paramount says the lawsuit “distorts established antitrust law” and that