The studio is alleging that the state attorneys general challenge to the merger with Warner Bros. is all about CNN, and that they’ll leave Hollywood if they don’t get their way.
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Why Paramount Should Be Worried
A look inside the judge’s ruling for a brief pause in Paramount’s proposed deal with Warner Bros. reveals that the merger is in a shaky position.
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Challenge to Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger Focuses on Theaters, Basic Cable
The lawsuit, filed by 12 states, makes the case that a merged studio will have more leverage to dictate terms to distributors, leading to higher prices for everyone.
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The Dark Side of the Good War
Not every World War II story was good triumphing against evil.
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Organized Money: Why Farmers and Filmmakers Both Face Monopoly
Monopoly power has penetrated nearly every sector of commerce.
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Investors Using Shareholder Power to Challenge Corrupt Paramount Deal
Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders are using a rule under Delaware law to demand records.
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The Warner Bros. Sale to the Ellisons Illustrates Perfectly Why Shareholder Capitalism Is a Disaster
99 percent of the company’s institutional shareholders voted to approve it. An equivalent share of the company’s workers and Hollywood generally opposed it.
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The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood
Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. would be a huge blow to filmmakers and film lovers alike.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Shows What Real Heroism Looks Like
It isn’t shooting the bad guy. It’s sacrificing to save your alien rock pal.
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Organized Money: The Paramount Takeover
The Ellisons moved closer to capturing Warner Bros., and control of a massive news, sports, and entertainment content stream.