Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Cost 4,500 L.A. Production Jobs, Report Finds
The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. could cost about 4,500 film and TV jobs over three years, according to a new report issued by Los Angeles County. The report,…
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Threaten $2.78 Billion in Economic Value, Says L.A. County
The county’s own report projects that $1.26 billion in lost wages by workers is at stake as part of the overall hit.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold roughly $200 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David…
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $21.7 Million Stock Sale as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold over $195 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David…
Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners
Movie theater owners have become embroiled in the kind of drama they usually sell on the big screen, thanks to the ongoing saga of Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros.…
Paramount-Warner Bros. Trial to Start in March 2027 in Blow to David Ellison’s Team
The trial is set to begin roughly five months after Paramount starts paying a ticking fee of roughly $7 million per day to Warners shareholders.
Some Warner Bros. Execs Are Hoping States’ Antitrust Lawsuit Derails Paramount Deal
Privately, some top executives at Warner Bros. Discovery are rooting for the 12 states that have sued to block Paramount Skydance’s WBD takeover to win in court and get the…
SAG-AFTRA Comes Out Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The national board of Hollywood’s largest union has adopted a resolution to oppose the mega-transaction unless “enforceable safeguards” are put in place.
David Ellison Addresses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delay Amid State AGs’ Lawsuit in Staff Memo: ‘The Facts and the Law Are on Our Side’
Paramount CEO David Ellison, in a companywide memo, sought to project confidence that his $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery will — eventually — cross the finish line. On…















