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Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount in talks for huge merger

Chiefs of two of world’s biggest media companies met for several hours in New York

The Independent UK

Warner Brothers Discovery Explores Merger: Report

Warner Brothers Discovery shares slid more than 5 percent Wednesday after reports emerged that the media and entertainment giant is exploring a merger with rival Paramount Global.

International Business Times

Big Deal: Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly in Merger Talks With Paramount

CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount chief Bob Bakish, according to sources

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Merger talks between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery took fans by surprise

A possible merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would change the entertainment landscape forever.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Wild Rumor Claims Warner Bros. And Paramount Might Be Merging, And I Have So Many Questions

Two huge movie studios are reportedly talking about merging into one massive media company.

Cinemablend

Warner Poaches A24 From Paramount, Shifts Hot Indie Label's Movies to HBO and Max

'Pay-1' deal means that upcoming titles including Sofia Coppola’s 'Priscilla,' as well as legacy hits like the Best Picture-winning 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' will live on Warner Bros. Discovery platforms after their theatrical release

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he was forced to lay off hundreds because WarnerMedia ‘had never been restructured for the future’

The layoffs were his "worst day on the job," but necessary to address the “generational disruption” in the industry, Zaslav said.

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Max Head Honcho Now Says It Took ‘Courage’ To Cancel Coyote Vs. Acme And Other Movies, And Calls Out Inaccurate Reports

WB Discovery chief says the studio was courageous in shelving movies.

Cinemablend

Margot Robbie might have crushed your Barbie sequel dreams: 'I can't imagine what would be next'

Barbie's lead star has suggested there are no plans for a follow-up to 2023's highest-grossing movie.

TechRadar

Amazon Gets in Front of the Line as Warner Lets Filmmakers Shop Shelved 'Coyote vs. Acme'

Seventy-million-dollar animation/live-action project was the latest Warner Bros. film to be scuttled for tax and residuals breaks

Broadcasting & Cable

Is the Superhero Movie Craze Finally, Mercifully, Sunsetting?

In our latest Next Text, we ponder what the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe bombing ever means to the video business

Broadcasting & Cable

The British are coming! US media sees influx of Britons in top roles

Will Lewis’s helming of the Washington Post comes after the Wall Street Journal and CNN hired other UK talent as top brass

The Guardian - US

Warner Bros. Discovery lost 2.5 million streaming subscribers in the last 6 months while its rivals grew—and sports are partly to blame

The Hollywood strikes also had a role to play in Max’s declining subscribers

Fortune

First 'Batgirl,' now Roadrunner: David Zaslav cans Warner Bros. Looney Tunes film to harvest $30 million in taxable losses

Director Dave Green says he's "beyond devastated" by the decision to axe "Coyote vs. Acme," which had starred "Fast and Furious" alum John Cena.

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The Independent UK

Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after

USA Today Sports Media Group

By shelving ‘Coyote vs. Acme’, Warner Bros. Discovery continues to show its artistic untrustworthiness

You just cannot trust Warner Bros. to actually release a movie it's made anymore.

PC Gamer

Warner Bros. wants to transform franchises like Superman into 'always on' live-service style games—which is somehow different from what its been trying for years

Someone get some kryptonite before this all gets out of hand.

Fortune

Warner Bros. Discovery faces “generational disruption” dilemma after loading up on debt just as the TV ad market crashes

Investors recoiled at the news, sending the stock plummeting 19% and handing Zaslav his worst trading day in two years.

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GamesRadar

Gotham Knights and Hogwarts Legacy publisher reveals its focus on live service games, while Sony reconsiders its own plans

Live service games are both in and out

TechRadar

Warner Bros. to "drive engagement" by moving its games to a live service model

Warner Brothers Discovery CEO reveals that the company aims at "transforming" its games into live service products.

TechRadar

Netflix might become the new home for some Disney Plus films and shows, with three big exceptions

Disney CEO Bob Iger says the entertainment giant won't "chase bucks" by sending its biggest titles to Netflix.

Barchart

Karma Comes Knocking at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Door

After announcing poor Q3 2023 earnings Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock is the worst-performing name in the S&P 500. And it’s not even close.

Multichannel News

Warner Bros. Discovery Reports Streaming Profit Despite Shedding Subscribers

Overall net loss shrinks in third quarter

Fortune

David Zaslav is Hollywood's latest villain, but Wall Street predicts a plot twist

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO is the ultimate penny-pinching entertainment and media mogul for the private-equity era. But can a more austere Hollywood still deliver hits?

The Guardian - US

Hollywood writers’ strike: WGA reaches ‘tentative’ deal to end 146-day strike

After five days of negotiations with studios and streaming services, union says it has an ‘exceptional’ deal for members to vote on

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