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
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
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