Category: Deals
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Paramount’s 30-Film Quota After WBD Merger Looks Hard to Hit
Paramount’s WBD merger settlement sets a 30-32 film release quota. Past output averaged 15-17 films a year, and the fine print allows distribution over…
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Paramount-Warner Bros. settlement gets Thursday court test
A federal judge will weigh a five-year consent decree that clears the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal, with release quotas and editorial oversight at stake.
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Paramount-Bonta settlement heads to Thursday consent-decree hearing
A federal judge will examine the proposed Paramount-WBD consent decree Thursday, after the $1.88B bond hearing is scrapped. Terms include a $1.5B production floor.
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Paramount-Warner $111B Merger: The Data Behind the Risk
The consent decree behind Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $111B merger sets production floors, streaming obligations, and an $80B debt challenge.
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Paramount Edges Up as WBD Merger Shifts to Execution
Paramount shares closed up 2% after the WBD merger settlement, but the focus is now on $6 billion in savings and a heavy debt…
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Paramount-Warner Deal Sets Just $5 Million a Year for Indie Films
The $111 billion Paramount-Warner consent decree includes just $5 million a year for indie film buys. Here’s why the line item matters.
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Netflix Adds ChuChu TV Preschool Slate in Global Deal
Netflix lands four ChuChu TV collections, including nursery rhymes in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, expanding its preschool slate.
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California Settles Paramount-Warner Bros. Fight, No Divestitures
California settled its antitrust challenge to Paramount’s $111B WBD bid with a five-year production and windows decree, but no divestitures.
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Pulse Films Founders Sue Vice Media Over $20M Loan Notes
Pulse Films founders claim Vice Media failed to pay $20.4M in loan notes tied to their 2021 exit, spotlighting deferred consideration risk.
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Starz’s Blindspotting Hits Netflix US on October 20
All 16 episodes of the canceled Starz comedy land on Netflix US Oct 20, part of a growing Lionsgate licensing pipeline—and a 100% RT…