Film Studios
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Range Managers Cora Olson and Michael Diamond on the New Rules for Hollywood Representation
Office With a View: The executives tell TheWrap about representing clients like Dan Levy and Kyra Sedgwick, staying the course through industry change and building their decade-long partnership
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Paramount’s Makan Delrahim, California AG Rob Bonta Get Candid on Warner Bros. Merger Settlement
TheGrill 2026: The two appeared (separately) on stage on the same day the antitrust settlement was officially approved
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Paramount’s Makan Delrahim Says Threat to Move Out of California ‘Was Not a Bluff’
TheGrill 2026: The media giant’s chief legal officer unpacks how the settlement with 12 state AGs came together and addresses concerns around politics and CNN’s independence
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Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement
The move clears the final hurdle for the $110 billion deal’s closing
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Rob Bonta ‘Vehemently and Respectfully Disagrees’ That He ‘Caved’ on Warner Bros.-Paramount Suit
TheGrill 2026: The California Attorney General says David Ellison’s threat to move out of the state, as well as calls to settle from Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass and Xavier Becerra, had “no influence” on his decision
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Ynon Kreiz to Serve as Co-CEO of Combined Paramount-Warner Bros.
Conde Nast CEO Roger Lynch is succeeding Kreiz as chairman and CEO of the toymaker
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Black Bear Adds Former Paramount Content Licensing Chief Dan Cohen as TV Distribution Head
The studio is also launching a digital networks division to help indie content owners monetize across FAST, AVOD and multicast networks
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Disney Layoffs: A Few Hundred Workers Cut in Tech, HR
The cuts largely spared the company’s film and TV operations
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Paramount, State AGs Brush Off Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Concerns, Say Deal Is ‘Reasonable Compromise’ Negotiated at ‘Arm’s Length’
The comments come in response to criticism outlined in a letter from Sen. Corey Booker
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Judge Holds Off on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Ruling
Araceli Martínez-Olguín ordered the parties to respond to concerns from Sen. Cory Booker by Monday
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WGA Endorses Nithya Raman in Los Angeles Mayor Race
“With organized labor under attack nationally, and television and film production leaving Hollywood, L.A. must elect a mayor who is committed to supporting entertainment workers,” the union says
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Paramount to Raise $7.5 Billion in Debt to Help Fund Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The funds will also be used to help pay down certain existing debt
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Judge Grants Block the Merger Coalition’s Motion to Oppose ‘Weak and Unenforceable’ Paramount-WB Settlement
The order comes as Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin will address “certain outstanding questions” related to the proposed settlement during a Thursday hearing
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Considers Asking Elon Musk for Equity Investment | Report
Musk has a close relationship with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who has personally guaranteed the merger’s $47 billion in equity financing














