Category: Deals
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Parade Media launches creator-to-TV studio division
Parade Media has launched Parade Studios, a division that develops creator-led formats for TV, streaming and social with broadcast and brand partners attached.
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Paramount Markets $44.4B Debt to Fund Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
Paramount’s $44.4B debt package to fund WBD is set, but one federal judge still decides the close. Leverage will reshape content and ad budgets.
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Oscars Go YouTube-Only in 2029: Why the Academy Bet Big
Academy CEO Bill Kramer says moving the Oscars to YouTube from 2029 is not the risky play as YouTube-native films like Backrooms energise young…
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Shawn Levy to Exit Netflix for Disney’s 20th TV in 2027
Shawn Levy is leaving Netflix for Disney’s 20th Television in a new overall TV deal starting October 2027, with projects developed via 21 Laps.
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Shawn Levy Moves TV Deal to Disney’s 20th Television
The Stranger Things producer and 21 Laps Entertainment sign an overall TV deal with Disney, beginning October 2027 after a Netflix run that started…
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Queer Gothic Romance No Rest For The Wicked Lands US Deal
Altered Innocence takes North American rights to queer Gothic romance No Rest For The Wicked after two Fantasia wins, with 2027 theatrical planned.
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Mayer on Paramount-Warner: $6B Synergies Are a Layoff Signal
Kevin Mayer told Zurich Summit that the Paramount-Warner Bros merger is necessary consolidation, but its $6B synergy target signals heavy job losses.
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Academy CEO: Oscars’ YouTube Shift Is the Safer Bet
Bill Kramer says moving the Oscars to YouTube from 2029 means a very different show, free in 30 languages and bundled with more Academy…


