Tag: Paramount
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Paramount Quietly Shuts Down Showtimes Website, Raising Questions About Its Future
Paramount has quietly discontinued the standalone website for its longtime premium cable channel Showtime, automatically redirecting all visitors to the main page of its Paramount+ website when they visit Sho.com or ParamountPlusWithShowtime.com. The change occurred without any formal public announcement or press release from the company, marking another step in the media giant’s ongoing effort…
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The New Yellowstone Spinoff ‘Dutton Ranch’ Premieres Tonight: Here’s How to Watch for Free
Taylor Sheridan’s newest series, following Yellowstone’s Beth and Rip, premieres tonight. Here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch the premiere for free and how to stream it now, before it airs live. About Dutton Ranch As Beth and Rip fight to build a future together – far from the ghosts of Yellowstone…
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Will Smith Lands First Original Movie Since Oscars Slap With $70 Million Streaming Thriller
Will Smith is heading back into original action movies, and just ‘cause he’s an action star, that doesn’t mean he won’t act bizarre. The line, pulled from Smith’s recent music comeback should start making the online rounds again Thursday after news broke that the actor will star in “Supermax,” a new action thriller headed to…
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Paramount Hopes to Dominate Cable TV By Creating an Empire of 50+ Cable TV Channels
Paramount Global is preparing to control more than 50 cable television networks in the United States once its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closes later this year. The transaction, valued at approximately 111 billion dollars and announced in February 2026, is expected to receive regulatory approval and be finalized during the third quarter. Now,…
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Paramount And Warner Music Are Partnering on Music Inspired Movies
Paramount and Warner Music Group announced a multi-year deal today that will have the two companies partnering on films that focus on the lives and music of WMG’s lineup of musical artists. The slate of artists includes legendary performers including Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, and Frank Sinatra, and contemporary artists ranging from Coldplay…
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Paramount Is Making Progress in Its Efforts to Close Its Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery This Fall
Paramount Global is advancing steadily toward the completion of its transformative acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, positioning the media giant to create one of the largest entertainment conglomerates in the industry. The company reaffirmed its target for closing the transaction in the late third quarter of 2026, signaling confidence amid ongoing regulatory reviews and integration…
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A New Lawsuit Hopes to Stop The Paramount & Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
A group of everyday movie enthusiasts and television news viewers launched a federal antitrust challenge late last month against one of the largest proposed media consolidations in recent history. The lawsuit, filed on April 30 in San Francisco federal court, seeks to halt Paramount Skydance Corporation’s planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing…
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The Paramount & Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Has Been Approved By Shareholders, But Its CEO’s $550 Million Pay Package Was Rejected
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have given their approval to a landmark $111 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, paving the way for one of the largest consolidations in the entertainment industry in recent years. The vote took place during a brief virtual special meeting held on April 23, 2026. The transaction, which offers $31 per share…
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Netflix is Reportedly Undermining Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery
Hollywood insiders and executives at Paramount Global are growing increasingly suspicious that Netflix is playing a behind-the-scenes role in efforts to prevent the proposed combination of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global, a deal commonly referred to in industry circles as WarnerMount, according to a report from Puck News. The streaming giant, led by co-chief…
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Paramount’s CEO Has Been Asked to Testify The Senate’s Antitrust Subcommittee
As one of the largest proposed media consolidations in U.S. history advances, lawmakers are applying fresh pressure on Paramount Global chief executive David Ellison to address concerns about competition, job security, and creative opportunities in Hollywood, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The $111 billion deal, which would unite two of the industry’s historic major studios…