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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Paramount threatens to leave California after a century, as state attorneys general move to block $110 billion merger Thu Sep 17 20:12:25 2026

Paramount executives have told Los Angeles officials the studio is "deadly serious" about abandoning California, its home for more than 100 years, unless the state drops its antitrust challenge to the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Ellison's company put the threat in sharper terms this week, telling L.A. Mayor Karen Bass […] The post Paramount threatens to leave California after a century, as state attorneys general move to block $110 billion merger appeared first on American Almanac .

Paramount executives have told Los Angeles officials the studio is "deadly serious" about abandoning California, its home for more than 100 years, unless the state drops its antitrust challenge to the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Ellison's company put the threat in sharper terms this week, telling L.A. Mayor Karen Bass that a deposit has been placed on "moving trucks" and identifying Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas as potential new homes. The escalation comes less than two weeks before an October 1 deadline that will trigger a ticking fee of roughly $7.2 million per day, money Paramount must pay directly to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders for every day the deal remains stalled. Over a full quarter, that…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 'Insane COMMUNIST WACKOS': Spencer Pratt SLAMS CALIFORNIA amid reports Paramount is LEAVING | RISING Thu Sep 17 14:54:01 2026

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OPINION: Former Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is blasting California's Democratic leadership and says they are to blame if Paramount Skydance leaves the state. #SpencerPratt #Paramount #California About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social…

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Sally Field, 79, sets Emmy record and uses acceptance speech to take aim at studio mergers Wed Sep 16 19:21:36 2026

Sally Field became the oldest actress ever to win the lead Emmy in the limited series category on Sunday night, and used her acceptance speech to push back against Hollywood's consolidation wave. Field, 79, took the stage after winning lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie for her role as Tova […] The post Sally Field, 79, sets Emmy record and uses acceptance speech to take aim at studio mergers appeared first on American Almanac .

Sally Field became the oldest actress ever to win the lead Emmy in the limited series category on Sunday night, and used her acceptance speech to push back against Hollywood's consolidation wave. Field, 79, took the stage after winning lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie for her role as Tova Sullivan in the Netflix film "Remarkably Bright Creatures." She beat out Carey Mulligan ("Beef"), Sarah Pidgeon (who also starred in "Remarkably Bright Creatures"), Claire Danes ("The Beast in Me"), and Sarah Snook ("All Her Fault") for the trophy, her fourth Emmy in a career spanning more than six decades. The win edged out a record held by Jessica Tandy, who won in the same category for "Foxfire" in 1987. Field surpassed Tandy's…Open

DAILYCALLER (Jack McGeever) - EXCLUSIVE: Mikie Sherrill’s Team Blindsided By Dem AG Joining Lawsuit Against Paramount Mon Sep 14 17:54:21 2026

A source close to New Jersey’s governor criticized the state attorney general’s decision to join a lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, telling the Daily Caller News Foundation the governor’s team was not given advance notice of the move.

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Star Trek turns 60 with no new series on the horizon — and its own creators say the franchise may have lost its audience Sun Sep 13 22:58:24 2026

The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up […] The post Star Trek turns 60 with no new series on the horizon — and its own creators say the franchise may have lost its audience appeared first on American Almanac .

The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up their runs. Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike on Strange New Worlds, has already finished filming his final episodes and is back home in Nashville. A Paramount+ executive told Deadline the company wants to find a new iteration of Star Trek, and a writing team is reportedly working on a script for a new theatrical film. But nothing has been formally announced. If no new projects materialize soon, 2027…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Trey Parker and Matt Stone rebrand 'South Park' as 'South America' to mock Trump's renaming push Sun Sep 13 19:25:49 2026

The creators of "South Park" announced they are temporarily renaming their long-running animated series "South America", a satirical swipe at President Trump's geographic renaming orders and the tech companies that rushed to comply. Trey Parker and Matt Stone posted the announcement on the show's official social media accounts just one week before the 29th season […] The post Trey Parker and Matt Stone rebrand 'South Park' as 'South America' to mock Trump's renaming push appeared first on American Almanac .

The creators of "South Park" announced they are temporarily renaming their long-running animated series "South America", a satirical swipe at President Trump's geographic renaming orders and the tech companies that rushed to comply. Trey Parker and Matt Stone posted the announcement on the show's official social media accounts just one week before the 29th season premiere, calling out Apple and Google by name for adopting Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on their mapping platforms. The statement also took a shot at their own parent company, Paramount, over its merger with Skydance. The full statement, reported by the Associated Press , read: "Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Paramount requests $1.88B bond from state AGs trying to stop Warner merger Sat Sep 12 21:34:29 2026

In response to a lawsuit from 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempting to stop the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount is requesting a $1.88 billion bond from the coalition of state officials. Executive Director of the Committee for

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Man accused of throwing rocks at federal officers sentenced to 3 years in federal prison Sat Sep 12 15:59:21 2026

Prosecutors say Elpidio Reyna, 40, threw rocks at federal officers leaving a command post in Paramount, California. One officer was injured and a window was shattered, according to Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.