California AG Rob Bonta leads a push to block a potential merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charlie Gasparino analyzes the regulatory battle, while actor Mark Ruffalo urges officials to stop the deal.
Two competing documentary projects about Wendy Williams are now in development at Peacock and Netflix, even as the former talk-show host battles dementia and remains too unwell to appear on camera. Suzanne Bass, Williams's former executive producer, pitched a documentary to Peacock and secured a deal, The U.S. Sun reported. Netflix has a separate project […] The post Peacock and Netflix race to produce rival Wendy Williams documentaries as her health declines appeared first on American Almanac .
Two competing documentary projects about Wendy Williams are now in development at Peacock and Netflix, even as the former talk-show host battles dementia and remains too unwell to appear on camera. Suzanne Bass, Williams's former executive producer, pitched a documentary to Peacock and secured a deal, The U.S. Sun reported . Netflix has a separate project in the works. Both streaming services are pushing to be first to air. The result is a strange spectacle: two major media companies scrambling to tell the story of a woman who, by all available accounts, can no longer speak for herself. Williams has been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. The U.S. Sun previously reported she also suffers from alcohol-related…Open
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Paramount said it would not close the merger with Warner Brothers until at least five days after the lawsuit is resolved or until June 1, 2027, whichever comes first.
The state of California filed a lawsuit Monday to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The day before, a news report alleged CEO David Ellison was considering leaving California should state regulators attempt to halt the $110 billion deal. NewsNation's Nancy Loo reports. #Paramount #California #WarnerBros
California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms.
The lawsuit, filed by California and 11 other states, argues that the deal would harm movie theaters and damage America’s entertainment industry.
Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.
Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.
Paramount's merger with Warner Bros would unite two major Hollywood studios, two streaming platforms and two news operations.