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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal

Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting.

Axios

Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger, But Is This The End?

Paramount and Skydance’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery has been approved by WBD shareholders. But, is that the final word on the matter.

The Mary Sue

Warner Bros investors give thumbs up to £81.4bn Paramount takeover

Paramount agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery in February after triumphing over Netflix in a lengthy bidding battle.

Evening Standard

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Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance

The merger will still require governmental approval and could be delayed by a lawsuit seeking to block it

The Guardian - US

'No-one covers this sport like we do' – Warner Bros. Discovery and TNT Sports renew rights for Giro d'Italia until at least 2029

RCS races to stay on WBD platforms across Europe and USA for next four seasons

Cycling Weekly

Buy the Dip in Netflix Stock Now, Says JPMorgan

Netflix took a hit after its recent quarterly report due to a softer Q2 guidance. But a JPMorgan analyst thinks this pullback might be a buying opportunity.

Barchart

Paramount boss to host private event ‘honoring’ Trump

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Paramount boss David Ellison to host dinner honoring Trump while awaiting federal approval to buy CNN: report

The federal government is currently weighing whether to approve Ellison’s $111 billion agreement to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery

The Independent UK

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Blockbuster Deal Faces a Hostile Rewrite

Warner Bros. Discovery is navigating a shifting landscape as elite Hollywood creators unite to oppose the massive consolidation with Paramount Skydance.

MarketBeat

‘Block the merger’: Thousands of industry professionals speak out against Paramount-Warner deal

More than 1,000 film and TV stars and creatives, including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Thompson and Javier Bardem, issued an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Euronews

Joaquin Phoenix joins more than 1,000 film and TV figures in signing protest over proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger

Alongside fellow big-screen stars including Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart, actor Joaquin Phoenix has joined more than 1,000 film and television figures who have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.

BANG Premier

Mark Ruffalo and Emma Thompson among 1,000+ signatories on open letter opposing Paramount’s Warner buyout

Merger will ‘prioritise the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good’, letter states

The Guardian - UK

More than 1000 Hollywood stars declare ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount Warner Bros merger

‘The result will be fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs, and less choice for audiences in the United States and around the world’

The Independent UK

Hollywood heavyweights voice 'unequivocal opposition' to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

SUMMARY: More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros

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The Mary Sue

Is the Warner Bros./Paramount Deal Not as Set in Hollywood Stone As We Thought?

Shareholder advisory firm ISS just recommended that Warner Bros. Discovery investors vote against CEO David Zaslav’s massive “golden parachute” payout, calling the over half-billion-dollar package “unwarranted.” This comes ahead of the company’s April 23 special shareholder meeting, where the proposed merger with Paramount Skydance will also be on the table.

MarketBeat

Hollywood's New Cash King: Paramount's $24B Power Play

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are forming a dominant streaming force supported by a significant equity injection from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth.

The Independent UK

Paramount president Jeff Shell is stepping down from his post amid a legal battle

Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount

Barchart

Netflix Lost the Battle for Warner Bros, but Goldman Sachs Says It Won the War

As Netflix exits the Warner Bros. acquisition deal, Goldman Sachs analyst sees it as a smart move, projecting solid upside ahead and backing NFLX stock as a “Buy” now.

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International Business Times

Paramount Skydance Stock Jumps 9% on $24B Gulf Funding for Warner Bros Takeover Bid

Paramount Skydance Corp. shares surged nearly 9% in morning trading Tuesday as the newly formed media giant moved closer to securing $24 billion in equity commitments from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to finance its ambitious $81 billion to $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that could…

BANG Premier

Movie bosses ‘land $24 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds for Warner Bros. Discovery takeover’

In a major development for the deal, Movie bosses are said to have landed commitments of nearly $24 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to support Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Evening Standard

Fashion and furniture from Sex And The City spin-off to go under the hammer

The auction will feature original fashion and furniture from all three seasons of the hit show

Salon

Harry Potter and the half-baked debate

What began with a well-meaning comic questioning a stance became a model for learning what true allyship requires

Cinemablend

Another HGTV Star Admitted To An Uncertain Network Future, But Is Now Teasing Something New

Hopefully a happy turn of events.

HBO Max UK: Price, how to sign up, and is it really free with Sky TV?

HBO Max is now available in the UK – here's everything you need to know about the new streaming service

The Conversation

The television will not be revolutionised: HBO Max’s UK launch shows how streaming now resembles the TV it replaced

The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service HBO Max has launched in the UK. If you’re trying to work out the best way to access its content, you are faced with a choice that surely shouldn’t be this complicated.

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