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Can Paramount and Warner Bros. Defy History of Lackluster Hollywood Mergers?

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If, at first, Discovery, AT&T, AOL, Time and others fail? Well, David Ellison is going to go ahead and give Warner Brothers a try anyway.

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What’s the Point of Buying Warner Bros., Anyway?

Netflix, with its 325 million subscribers, swears its potential (if not likely) acquisition of Warner Bros amounts to vertical integration.

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Roku Is Quietly Becoming a Media Power Player

In its fourth-quarter earnings call last week, Roku announced its platform revenue grew 18% year-over-year to reach $1.2 billion.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Gives Paramount (Yet) Another Chance

Netflix retains the ability to match any Paramount offer moving forward, and WBD shareholders won’t vote on either bid until April.

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Backed by ‘Bank of Dad,’ Paramount Makes Another Push For Warner Bros. Discovery

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That puts the ball back in WBD’s court to reject Paramount’s offer for the eighth time if it chooses to stick with Netflix.

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Can the Worldwide Leader in Sports Survive a Brave New World?

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ESPN’s standalone streaming service is finally here, but it’s core audience may have already found a preferred way to watch sports.

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This Year, Hollywood is Thankful for Big Franchises

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Three major event films — Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2 — set to dominate multiplex screens this Thanksgiving week.

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Paramount Closes TV Studio, Lays Off 15% of Staff

As Paramount moves under the control of Skydance Media, current leadership is undergoing a campaign to realize half a billion in savings.

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