Techdirt22h ago

David Ellison Pretends He Won’t Fire Half Of Reeling Hollywood If Pointless Warner Bros Merger Is Approved

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/31/david-ellison-pretends-he-wont-fire-half-of-reeling-hollywood-if-pointless-warner-bros-merger-is-approved/

David Ellison Pretends He Won’t Fire Half Of Reeling Hollywood If Pointless Warner Bros Merger Is Approved

We’ve repeatedly noted how the Ellison family’s acquisition of Warner Brothers (after their recent acquisitions of CBS and a part of TikTok) would be very bad for a long list of reasons…

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Film Stories1d ago

Paramount merger | Savings to be higher than expected (which presumably means jobs)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/paramount-merger-savings-to-be-higher-than-expected-which-presumably-means-jobs/

Deadline1d ago

David Ellison On Savings, Growth, The Tech Stack & AI As Paramount Closes In On WBD
#News #DavidEllison #LarryEllison #Oracle #Paramount #Warnerbrosdiscovery

https://deadline.com/2026/03/david-ellison-warner-bros-discovery-cost-savings-growth-1236769564/

David Ellison On Savings, Growth, The Tech Stack & AI As Paramount Closes In On WBD

David Ellison said savings from the Skydance-Paramount merger will significantly exceed the $3 billion initially projected with more to come from WBD.

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The Hollywood Reporter3d ago

Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Enjoys Epic Hold for $53M Weekend as ‘They Will Kill You’ Gets Murdered
#MovieNews #Movies #Boxoffice #ChristopherMiller #DavidEllison #Hoppers #ProjectHailMary #RyanGosling #TheyWillKillYou

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hail-mary-epic-hold-box-office-they-will-kill-you-bombs-1236549448/

Box Office: ‘Hail Mary’ Rockets to $164M in U.S., $300M Globally to Become Year’s Top Hollywood Pic

Thanks to an epic hold in its second weekend, the Ryan Gosling-led movie already ranks as Amazon MGM Studios' biggest post-merger release after passing up 'Creed III.'

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Techdirt4d ago

CBS News Under Bari Weiss Sees Worst Ratings In Quarter Century

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/27/cbs-news-under-bari-weiss-sees-worst-ratings-in-quarter-century/

CBS News Under Bari Weiss Sees Worst Ratings In Quarter Century

When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby kid David) hired trolling blogger Bari Weiss to run CBS News, Weiss arrived with the promise of “balanced, fact-based news,” …

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Deadline4d ago

Tiger Woods Mugshot Released As DUI Charged Golf Icon Out Of Jail; Trump Oddly Circumspect About “Good Friend”
#Legal #News #Politics #Sports #DavidEllison #DonaldTrump #DUI #Golf #Paramount #Police #TigerWoods

https://deadline.com/2026/03/tiger-woods-mugshot-released-dui-1236768226/

Tiger Woods Mugshot Released As DUI Charged Golf Icon Out Of Jail; Trump Oddly Circumspect About “Good Friend”

In his 2nd official arrest by police in the past decade, a red-eyed Woods' mugshot was released not long before he exited a Florida jail tonight

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Deadline5d ago

Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor
#Commentary #DavidEllison #Netflix #PeterBart #TomRothman

https://deadline.com/2026/03/hollywood-studios-new-leaders-peter-bart-1236766819/

Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor

As new leaders assume power in Hollywood, the town is trying to deal with their operating styles, Peter Bart writes.

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Deadline5d ago

Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Shareholder Vote On Sale To Paramount
#News #DavidEllison #Paramount #ParamountWBD #Shareholdervote #Warnerbrosdiscovery

https://deadline.com/2026/03/warner-bros-discovery-sets-shareholder-vote-sale-paramount-1236766408/

Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Shareholder Vote On Sale To Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery set April 23 at 10 am ET for a special shareholder meeting to vote on the media giant’s sale to David Ellison’s Paramount.

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Deadline6d ago

Los Angeles County Supervisors Order Analysis Of Impact Of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
#News #Politics #DavidEllison #ElectionLine #LindseyHorvath #LosAngelesCountyBoardofSupervisors #Paramount #Skydance

https://deadline.com/2026/03/paramount-warner-bros-los-angeles-county-1236765489/

Los Angeles County Supervisors Order Analysis Of Impact Of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

The supervisors will examine the merger's impact on jobs in the region.

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TechdirtMar 24

‘Merger Synergies’: CBS News Fires Workers, Shutters 100 Year Old CBS Radio

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/24/merger-synergies-cbs-news-fires-workers-shutters-100-year-old-cbs-radio/

‘Merger Synergies’: CBS News Fires Workers, Shutters 100 Year Old CBS Radio

All modern major U.S. media mergers follow the same trajectory. Executives pump out a bunch of pre-merger lies about job creation and innovation that are parroted by a lazy access press, followed b…

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