‘Mean Girls’ is the Queen Bee of the box office, opens to $28 million

[ad_1] Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of “Mean Girls.” Paramount You go, Glen Coco. Paramount’s “Mean Girls,” a musical film…

WSJ News Exclusive | Skydance Backers Explore All-Cash Deal to Gain Control of Paramount

[ad_1] Shari Redstone, whose family controls Paramount Global, has entertained several offers over the years to buy its famed movie studio. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison is eyeing something more…

Here’s what Wall Street wants to see from Hollywood this year

[ad_1] Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images It’s the third act of the streaming wars. That’s the time a hero, seemingly beaten and broken, rises up and saves…

2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle

[ad_1] The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images…

For Warner-Paramount, Streaming Consolidation Is Easier Said Than Done

[ad_1] Dec. 21, 2023 11:23 am ET In the current Hollywood rumor mill, one thing remains certain: Streaming consolidation will be a lot easier said than done.  Warner Bros. Discovery…

Warner Bros. Discovery merger talks with Paramount Global may draw out NBCUniversal

[ad_1] Let’s say you have a crush on two people and you find out one of them may like you back. Do you just start dating that person, or do…

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global in early merger talks

[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery and rival Paramount Global are in early merger talks, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount CEO Bob…

Big M&A and Bob Iger’s future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions

[ad_1] NYT Columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and C.E.O. of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger speak during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New…

Will 2024 bring good tidings to media and telecom companies? That’s unlikely

[ad_1] The Grinch Source: Universal Studios  It’s human nature for a new year to bring optimism and hope. For executives, investors and employees in the entertainment and telecommunications industries, 2024…

Paramount shares jump after reports of takeover interest

[ad_1] The Paramount logo is seen on a building in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2023. Nurphoto| Getty Images Paramount Global shares surged Friday following reports from Deadline and Puck…