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Amid uncertainty, Lionsgate CEO presses to fast-track the Paramount-Warner deal
Lionsgate’s top brass wants the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger buttoned up fast — and they’re making that preference crystal clear.
August 8, 2026 10:07 am
UK clears Paramount’s $111B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
UK regulators just gave Paramount’s mega takeover a key thumbs-up — the kind that inches a seismic deal forward and makes rivals sweat.
August 6, 2026 11:33 am
Paramount’s $7M-a-Day Clock Ticks as Warner Bros. Merger Trial Slated for 2027
Paramount could be on the hook for payments from October until it signs the Warner Bros. merger deal — a pricey nudge to hurry things along?
August 5, 2026 5:19 pm
Zoe Saldaña urges fans to ignore “trolling noise” over Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Zoe Saldaña weighs in on the heated Paramount–Warner Bros. merger debate — when two giants eye a tie-up, everyone in Hollywood has skin in the game.
July 30, 2026 12:15 pm
Why is My Adventures with Superman on Adult Swim? It was never the plan
When My Adventures with Superman premiered on Adult Swim in July 2023 — at midnight, no less — viewers were baffled. Here was a sweet, all-ages, anime-inspired take on Clark Kent, airing in the block built for Rick and Morty. The show got glowing reviews and one recurring question. What is this doing here?
July 29, 2026 10:47 am
Cumberbatch, Cumming, Wong spearhead opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have appealed to the UK government over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger — but what exactly are they asking for?
July 27, 2026 4:33 pm
Paramount swats away shareholder lawsuit over Warner Bros Discovery merger, denies any CNN coverage pledge
Paramount’s merger bid is under siege as a shareholder lawsuit and a federal antitrust suit from a 12-state coalition threaten to stall—or even derail—the deal.
July 16, 2026 1:44 pm
David Zaslav cashes out another $59m as Warner Bros. Discovery boss nears $1bn fortune
David Zaslav nears the $1B mark after a fresh stock sale, even as states take the Warner Bros. Discovery merger to court.
July 15, 2026 11:48 am
Paramount to quit California? Warner Bros. merger fight reaches breaking point
Under mounting regulatory heat over its proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount is reportedly weighing a dramatic California exit.
July 13, 2026 5:59 pm
Paramount’s $111bn deal hits turbulence as Anderson Cooper pushes back on CBS shake-up
Paramount’s $111 billion megamerger lights a fuse across TV news, with Anderson Cooper pushing back on a CBS shakeup as CNN doubles down on star power to ride out the turmoil.
June 28, 2026 1:17 pm
$6bn saved, 7,000 jobs cut: was ex-Disney boss Bob Iger’s most divisive call worth it?
Bob Iger slashed $6 billion and 7,000 jobs to remake Disney; the deals that got away—Bond, Twitter, Apple—now shadow a legacy defined by hard cuts and near-misses.
June 24, 2026 11:02 am
Justice Department greenlights Paramount Skydance takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — Hollywood braces for a shake-up
Paramount Skydance just scored a pivotal win involving Warner Bros. Discovery, setting up a potential seismic shake-up across Hollywood’s media landscape.
June 14, 2026 1:45 pm
Florence Pugh's The Midnight Library Lands $36 Million Paramount Megadeal
Paramount bags Florence Pugh's The Midnight Library for a whopping $36 million — one of Cannes' biggest deals of the year.
May 30, 2026 7:44 pm
Stephen Colbert Jumps to YouTube Days After CBS Exit
Stephen Colbert wastes no time: days after leaving The Late Show, he’s back with a new YouTube channel.
May 28, 2026 12:48 pm
Dutton Ranch EP Breaks Silence: Inside the Showrunner’s Firing Amid Cast Tensions
After Dutton Ranch’s surprise showrunner shakeup, executive producer Christina Voros finally weighed in, lauding Chad Feehan’s work crafting formidable foes for Rip and Beth in the Yellowstone spinoff despite reports of his firing.
May 22, 2026 10:36 am
Iconic 46-Year Horror Franchise Prequel Finally Drops the Update Fans Have Been Craving
After years in legal limbo, Friday the 13th is finally slashing forward. The iconic horror franchise is breaking free of the Paramount–Warner Bros. stalemate and taking a major step at Peacock—exactly the comeback fans have been waiting for.
May 12, 2026 10:59 am
Twice Cancelled: 5 TV Shows That Refused to Go Quietly, Ranked
In the streaming era, cancellation no longer means death. Powered by fan campaigns and content-hungry platforms, axed series are clawing back to life, rewriting when — and whether — a TV story ever truly ends.
May 3, 2026 9:40 am
7 Canceled Animated Gems Everyone Slept On — Worth Bingeing Now
From Saturday-morning staples to prestige epics, animation remains TV’s most fearless medium—limited only by imagination, not budgets or physics—delivering impossible worlds with a consistency live-action still can’t touch.
April 27, 2026 4:50 pm
Yellowstone Dutton Ranch Showrunner Fired Amid Escalating Cast Tensions
Yellowstone’s Dutton Ranch spinoff hits early turbulence as showrunner Chad Feehan exits after season 1 amid reported friction with stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly. Feehan, who developed Lawmen: Bass Reeves with Taylor Sheridan, wrapped the first season before stepping away.
April 25, 2026 2:22 pm
Warner Bros Drops New Details on the Anime Revival of a Fan-Favorite Classic
Warner Bros is going full throttle into anime, rolling out original projects and reimagining its classic icons for the medium. With Batman already slicing through screens in Batman Ninja and Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League, the studio’s crossover era has arrived.
April 20, 2026 9:28 am