Category: Deals
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AFM 2026 Names Callo Its Official Collaboration Platform
The American Film Market adds a digital discovery layer for its 2026 edition, with tiered Callo access, curated deal flow and a creator-filmmaker panel.
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Warner Bros. comms exit as 4,500 jobs seen at risk
Chelsey Summey exits Warner Bros. as Skydance begins restructuring communications after its $111B takeover, with an LA County estimate of 4,500 job losses.
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Powell Jobs pays $250M for Skydance stake and board seat
Laurene Powell Jobs paid $250 million for 20.83 million Skydance shares and a board seat, adding Silicon Valley and media capital to the Ellison-led…
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Jon Stewart signs two-year Daily Show deal through 2028
Jon Stewart has signed a two-year deal to stay as host and executive producer of The Daily Show through 2028, Skydance’s first major late-night…
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Skydance Stock Slides Under $7 as Foes Seek Streaming Split
Subscriber plaintiffs ask a U.S. judge to keep Paramount+ and HBO Max separate pending trial, complicating Skydance’s integration plan.
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Sony acquires A24’s awards pair after $50M Primetime run
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions takes international rights to A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary and Robert Pattinson drama Primetime.
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Netflix grabs 9.3M-peak La Velada for 2027–29
Netflix signs a three-year global exclusive for Ibai Llanos’s creator boxing and music event, which peaked at 9.3M concurrent viewers in 2025.
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The State of Us Gets 2027 U.K. Cinema Deal With Vertigo
Vertigo Releasing will put The State of Us into U.K. cinemas in 2027 after its Edinburgh competition premiere, ahead of a Rome screening. No…
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Tall Tales & Murder adds Iberia and CEE sales for Season 2
Avalon closes Filmin and Picbox deals for the Irish crime caper, while Chris Addison and Ella Lily Hyland outline Season 2 at MIPCOM.
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Busan winner Ria boards Lights On for global sales
Lights On takes international sales on Arvin Belarmino’s Busan-winning folk-punk debut Ria, a five-country co-production about resisting a developer.
