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Cineverse???s Giant Worldwide Launches New Global Movie & Television Aggregation Service, Names Natalie Buckley VP of Business Development
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (198+ words) Cineverse’s Giant Worldwide Launches New Global Movie & Television Aggregation Service, Names Natalie Buckley VP of Business Development Media Play News Giant Worldwide, a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions for the media industry, has appointed Craig Bilsky its new VP of…...
Paramount Demands WGA, 12 States Put Up $1.88 Billion Bond to Offset Daily $7 Million 'Ticking Fee' That Begins Oct. 1
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (441+ words) Paramount Skydance Sept. 8 filed a motion reiterating their demand that the Writers Guild of America and the 12 states collectively suing to halt the media giant’s $111 billion equity acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery put up a $1.88 billion bond. The motion, filed…...
Calif. AG Bonta Cancels Monday Paramount Settlement Meeting, Accuses CEO Ellison of 'Playing Games"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (440+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled a scheduled Aug. 24 meeting with Paramount CEO David Ellison, reportedly accusing the executive of playing games in the antitrust settlement talks over the planned $110.8 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. “Not only did…...
Calif. AG Rob Bonta Open to Paramount Talks Provided There Are 'Real Robust Structural Remedies"
3+ week, 1+ day ago (478+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who, along with 11 other states, is spearheading the antitrust lawsuit against Paramount’s planned $110.8 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, says he is open to talking with Paramount — provided the negotiations focus on antitrust issues rather…...
Cinemark Backs Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
3+ week, 2+ day ago (242+ words) Cinemark, the Plano, Texas-based operator of 500 theatres spanning 5,600 screens worldwide, has endorsed the $110.8 billion Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger — the third major theater chain to back the deal. While AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and Cinemark have broken ranks to…...
Exhibitor Trade Group Reverses Stance, Calls on States, WGA to Settle With Paramount
3+ week, 4+ day ago (533+ words) In a reversal, Cinema United, the trade group representing theater operators in the U.S., has issued a statement calling on the 12 states and the Writers Guild of America to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount. The states, led by Calif. Attorny…...
Samsung Partners With Activision For 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4' Video Game Release
3+ week, 4+ day ago (548+ words) Samsung Electronics has inked a pact with Microsoft-owned Activision as the official TV, monitor, soundbar, and Wi-Fi speaker of the pending Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the latest title in one of the world’s top-selling video game franchises. The title…...
Paramount Considering Selling CNN to Close WBD Merger
4+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) Paramount is reportedly willing to sell CNN in order to close its $110.8 billion acquistion of Warner Bros. Discovery. The concession, outlined this week by Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer at Paramount, is an attempt to rescue the massive deal (and…...
Theatrical Trade Group Opposes Paramount/WBD Merger, Key Members AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas Support It
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (608+ words) Cinema United, formerly the National Association of Theatre Owners, remains resolute in its opposition to the pending $110.8 billion equity merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery — despite the recent approval of the deal from the trade group’s biggest members: AMC…...
David Ellison Threatens to Uproot Paramount From California If State Refuses to Negotiate Antitrust Settlement
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (530+ words) Paramount CEO David Ellison is reportedly threatening to begin relocating the company and its famed studio operations out of California on Oct. 1 should the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorney generals not agree to begin a settlement…...