Category: Deals
-
Banijay-All3Media’s €7.4B TV giant starts integration
Banijay and All3Media are stitching together a €7.4B production group. Deputy CEO Jane Turton explains the integration plan before MIPCOM.
-
Phantom of the Opera’s 40th gala to hit cinemas in 2027
Universal, LW Entertainment and Cameron Mackintosh will film the Phantom 40th gala for 2027 cinemas; a remixed 1986 cast album lands 9 Oct.
-
Doctor Who producer bids target 2028-29 return
Hat Trick Mercurio, World/ITV Studios and an STV-Screen Scotland plan are in the mix as the BBC’s Doctor Who tender targets a 2028-29 return.
-
XYZ Films co-founder Nate Bolotin exits after 18 years
Nate Bolotin, who launched XYZ Films in 2008, is stepping away after 18 years, leaving a studio behind The Raid, Mandy and BlackBerry.
-
Skydance Closes $110B Paramount-Warner Merger, Puts Trust First
Skydance’s $110B Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger is closed. CEO David Ellison says rebuilding trust and a 30-film slate come next.
-
Barbie 2 Still Has No Green Light After $1.44B Hit
Barbie 2 has no green light at Skydance, even after the 2023 film’s $1.44B global box office. Film rights revert to Mattel at year-end.
-
Paramount, Warner Bros. Keep Film Slates Separate Under Skydance
Day-one memo from Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg says the merged company will keep Paramount and Warner Bros. Pictures slates, logos and labels distinct.
-
Federal 20%-30% film incentive gets a year-end push
A 20%-30% transferable federal film and TV tax credit has 12 Senate backers and a five-week lame-duck window as unions press for a 2026…
-
Skydance board adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick
Skydance posts its first post-merger board: Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick join as independents, with Tony Blair as advisor.
-
Skydance’s $110B Warner Deal Closes; Layoff Clouds Gather
Skydance closed its $110B Warner deal with $80B in debt and $6B in cost cuts. The first town hall gave no layoff numbers.