Category: Deals
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Kreiz Gets $31.5M Signing Bonus in Paramount-Warners Deal
Paramount Skydance disclosed Ynon Kreiz’s co-CEO pay: a $31.5M RSU signing bonus, $5M salary and $20.1M annual equity award.
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RedBird Says Most Paramount-WBD Savings Won’t Be Job Cuts
RedBird’s Gerry Cardinale says most of the projected $6 billion in Paramount-WBD cost synergies will come from tech and real estate, not layoffs.
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Paramount-WBD’s $6B synergy plan leans on tech, not layoffs
Gerry Cardinale says most of the $110B Paramount-WBD deal’s $6B in savings will come from non-labor areas, just ahead of Tuesday’s close.
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Donna Langley on Winning Taylor Sheridan: Better Film Deal
NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley explains how a stronger film pact, not a bigger TV check, pulled Taylor Sheridan away from Paramount.
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ITVX adds 2,000 hours of TLC and Quest content in WBD deal
ITVX will add more than 2,000 hours of TLC and Quest programming under a new WBD deal, starting October 1 with Mock the Week.
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Lionsgate Takes Dylan Clark’s ‘Portrait of God’ From Universal
Lionsgate acquires Dylan Clark’s horror feature Portrait of God after Universal let it go, with Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele producing.
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Atlas and Culture Genesis plan film, TV from 190 creators
Atlas Entertainment and Culture Genesis will jointly develop film, TV and short form from a 190-creator YouTube collective reaching 43M US homes monthly.
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M&A Money Pivots to Creators as Mega-Mergers Dwindle
Dealmakers are turning from giant media combinations to creators, YouTube-native talent and individual IP that can be scaled and licensed.
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Disney+ and Vidio Launch Indonesia Streaming Bundle
Disney+ is bundling with Indonesia’s top streamer Vidio, pairing global titles with local sports and live TV plus a free Disney+ sampler.
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Banijay confirms post-merger sales team under Cathy Payne
Banijay Entertainment locks its post-merger Banijay Rights leadership under Cathy Payne as the combined catalogue heads to Mipcom in Cannes.