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Discovery+, Paramount+ and Max could merge to create a Netflix-beating super service

Merger talks between Warner Discovery and Paramount have reportedly taken place

Warner-Paramount Merger Puts The Decade's Most Exciting Sci-Fi Franchise in Jeopardy

Paramount has owned Star Trek for decades. What happens when that suddenly changes?

Inverse

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Paramount Global’s Unusual Options Activity Heats Up on Merger News: Time to Buy?

The CEOs of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery met in New York this week to talk about a merger. The former’s unusual options activity has been much busier than the latter. Is PARA a buy?

Barchart

‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise

Investors seemed unimpressed but analysts say even talk of a merger reflects moves to consolidate in a tough market

The Guardian - UK

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount tipped to merge — streaming wars ratchet up to the Max

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global are reportedly beginning merger discussions. Here’s everything you need to know, how it could impact you and why this was the next logical step in the streaming wars.

Tom’s Guide

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

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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

MLB's Pirates Join NHL's Penguins as Owners of Warner-Abandoned SportsNet Pittsburgh

The channel, which was ditched earlier this year in Warner Bros. Discovery's purge of its regional sports networks, will now be managed by New England Sports Network (NESN)

Broadcasting & Cable

After a Rare Boffo ‘Home Video’ Run, Warner Mega-Hit ‘Barbie’ Finally Books a Subscription Streaming Premiere Date on Max

After raking in more than $1.44 billion at the global box office last summer, filmmaker Greta Gerwig's window-stretching film also generated untold toy and digital sales over the long fall

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.

Fortune

As Coyote Vs. Acme Drama Continues, James Gunn Puts His Support Behind John Cena’s Movie

Amid the continued drama surrounding Warner Bros.' Coyote vs. Acme, James Gunn showed support for the film.

Cinemablend

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

Warner Bros. Just Saved Its Most Anticipated Movie From a Depressing Fate

Warner has developed a reputation for ruthlessly axing already-finished projects, but the studio has finally walked back one of its most controversial decisions.

Inverse

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TechRadar

As Max's subscriber woes continue, Barbie's official streaming debut can't come soon enough

Warner Bros. Discovery's Q3 2023 earnings report reveals that its super-streamer has lost another 700,000 subscribers.

The Guardian - UK

The Snyderverse is dead. But did the DC Universe have to do it this way?

None of the stars cast by Zack Snyder will reprise their roles in future films, which rather takes for granted the time fans have invested in them

The Guardian - UK

Warner Bros studios in Leavesden to expand, creating 4,000 UK jobs

Studios behind Harry Potter films to undergo 400,000 sq ft expansion by 2027, in boost to struggling industry

The Independent UK

How The Killers made Mr Brightside, one of the most enduring rock songs of all time

‘And I just can’t look, it’s killing me,’ is the bellowed refrain that closes everything from weddings to student nights. Mark Beaumont looks at how The Killers’ anthem about betrayal hasn’t left the charts for 20 years

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An AI Pop Singer Scored A Warner Record Deal & I Have An Old Neopet I’d Like To Sign Too

An AI pop singer called Noonoouri has just scored a record deal with Warner Music, and yes, we've officially entered a Black Mirror episode.

Fortune

The Target-trained marketing genius who helped move $16 billion in Harry Potter movies and merch has a nascent new project: reviving Care Bears

In an exclusive interview, George Jones—former chief of licensing and retail at Warner Bros.—lays out his strategy for injecting Care Bears with some trademark marketing magic.

MusicRadar

Google and Universal Music in talks over licensing artists' voices for AI-generated songs

Home to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Adele, Universal plans to develop a tool that fans can use to create tracks using the voices of artists from their catalogue

Dynamite News

Warner Bros. apologizes after 'Barbenheimer' tweets spark criticism in Japan

The Warner Bros. Film Group in the United States has issued a public apology about social media activity concerning the ‘Barbenheimer’ meme, which has caused outrage in Japan, Variety reported. "Warner Brothers sincerely apologises for its recent insensitive social media engagement." Read further on Dynamite News :

Salon

Why Barbenheimer double feature works

It's the closest any of us may come to passing through a black hole and emerging into a cheerier existence

Total Film

The Beanie Bubble review: "Zach Galifianakis transfixes in a playful tale that spills the beans"

Tribune News Service

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of July 10:

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