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Paramount-WBD Combo Is “Not A Merger That Serves The Public,” NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Says
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expressing solidarity with New York Attorney General Letitia James and 11 other state attorneys general suing to stop the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. In a statement posted to social media after 12 state AGs filed an antitrust lawsuit Monday seeking to block the $110 billion deal, Mamdani said…
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LA Noire Could Have Featured A Different, Very Famous, And More Expensive Lead Actor
The 2011 detective game LA Noire, which was published by GTA company Rockstar Games, starred Mad Men actor Aaron Staton as the lead character, Cole Phelps. A writer on the game has now revealed that a different Mad Men actor, Jon Hamm, was considered for the role as well. Staton portrayed Ken Cosgrove on Mad…
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Belinda Is the New Face of This Denim Brand in Latin America
The Mexican pop singer is named brand ambassador for the iconic fashion company.
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Movie Theaters’ Group Backs Lawsuit to Block Paramount Merger With Warner Bros.
The legal challenge to the $111 billion deal argues that the theatrical market would be harmed by a reduction in owners of wide-release, high-grossing films.
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Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI
Apple would not comment on the “security breach,” which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple’s network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.
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Netflix Earnings Preview: Is the Stock an Ad Growth or an Engagement Challenge Story?
Ahead of its July 16 second-quarter earnings report, analysts forecast financial and subscriber trends and weigh in on the outlook for the stock, which has been under pressure this year.
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States make last-ditch effort to stop the Paramount ‘media behemoth’
A dozen state attorneys general are trying to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery they warn would raise movie prices and crush cable TV distributors. The states – California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington – filed suit on Monday, arguing…
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States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
AG: Deal will bring “higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV.”
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Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger
A dozen US states are taking legal action to halt the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history.
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Why I’m Suing to Block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger (Guest Column)
California Attorney General Rob Bonta explains, in this guest column, why he is leading a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in suing to block the proposed $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. He argues the deal is unlawful and would hand one company excessive control over film and television distribution,…