Brent Lang Executive Editor Tom Cruise has his next mission. The ageless action star signed a new deal to develop and produce theatrical films with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global have held talks for a potential merger that would see two of the world’s biggest media companies join together, according to reports.The talks are in a “very early stage” and the merger may still not go ahead, sources close to the talks claim.Warner Bros.
boss David Zaslav and Paramount chief Bob Bakish met on Tuesday (December 19) in New York City to discuss a possible deal, as first reported by Axios (viaThe Independent).The merger would see the combination of two of Hollywood’s traditional “Big Five” studios. Warner and Paramount currently have a combined market value of around $38bn (£30bn).According to reports, the company heads discussed the merger over lunch in Paramount’s headquarters in Times Square in a meeting that lasted several hours, sources told Axios.Zaslav Bakish reportedly explored how the two companies would complement each other to compete against rival platforms.
One potential avenue is to combine their respective streaming platforms, Paramount+ and Max (formerly HBO Max), to enhance their competitiveness against the likes of Netflix and Disney+.It was also reported that Zaslav helf a meeting with Paramount chair Shari Redstone, whose family company holds a majority stake in Paramount, the entity that owns CBS and other television assets.The potential deal would see CBS News combined with CNN, and CBS’s crime dramas – such as NCIS and Criminal Minds – teamed up with Investigation Discovery and TruTV.Reports of a possible merger come as Paramount faces substantial pressure to find a buyer or forge a strategic partnership after it reported a long-term debt of $15.6bn.While it is considerably less than Warner Bros’ debt of $43.5bn, Warner Bros. Discovery still
.Brent Lang Executive Editor Tom Cruise has his next mission. The ageless action star signed a new deal to develop and produce theatrical films with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Prince Andrew has been spotted leaving his home as the pressure continues to grow on him as the unsealing of hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues.
Mum-of-22 Sue Radford has begged her fans for help after suffering with a holiday meltdown as her house was overrun with laundry washing and other chores.The 22 Kids and Counting star, who has become famous for sharing the ins and outs of her family's day-to-day lives on social media and TV, was near breaking point over the amount of clothes she had to put through the washing machine. Following a Christmassy trip to Disneyland Paris, she had more than most normal families to have to deal with upon getting home. The mum of Britain's biggest family, 48, took to Instagram to open up on her nightmare situation.
Rachel Lindsay and her husband, Bryan Abasolo, have officially split. Abasolo filed for divorce on Sunday, noting that the pair have been “living different lives.” According to the filing obtained by the Blast, the chiropractor is seeking spousal support from his estranged wife. Abasolo, 43, is also claiming that the pair’s North Hollywood, California, home should be designated a community property.The pair, who met and fell in love on Season 13 of “The Bachelorette” in 2017, do not have any children.
EXCLUSIVE: Production is about to be underway on Warner Bros/Vertigo/Legendary’s feature take on Mojang/Microsoft’s Minecraft in New Zealand, and sources are telling us that Jack Black is joining the cast of the Jason Momoa led movie.
The Pogues‘ Spider Stacy and The Mary Wallopers rang in the New Year by paying tribute to Shane MacGowan with a rendition of ‘Streams Of Whiskey’ on Jools Holland‘s Hootenanny.The Irish folk band performed the 1984 track alongside Stacy, who featured on the tin whistle, on the annual show. You can view it below.Posting on Twitter, The Pogues re-shared the performance and wrote: “For Shane, Streams of Whiskey with @marywallopers & @spiderstacy on Jools’ Hootenanny last night.
Shopping centres have been packed this week as people rushed to get their hands on a bargain or two in the Boxing Day sales. But there will be more chances to browse the shops this bank holiday weekend as we bring in the new year.
Warner Bros. comedy “Barbie” capping off 2023 as the highest-grossing movie ($1.44 billion) and Universal‘s historical biopic “Oppenheimer” as the third-biggest hit (a staggering $951 million). Studios were (finally!) rewarded for bucking the overly familiar and embracing the new and novel.
Rasmus Hojlund has described Alejandro Garnacho as an incredible talent after he scored a brace for Manchester United.
Despite being settled and happy in Montecito, California, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reported to be thinking about a move to LA. The couple have suffered a number of setbacks this year after ending their Spotify contract early and being branded "biggest losers" of the year by The Hollywood Reporter. Omid Scobie's biography Endgame has also said to have caused a backlash for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Yesterday (December 21), trainer and fashion giant New Balance opened a new store in the Trafford Centre. Away from its discount store in Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, it's the sneaker brand's first Northern store in the UK.
While the Oscar original song shortlist is typically good about spreading the wealth around, three movies dominated close to half the spaces with Barbie cleared to be nominated for three songs, The Color Purple two and Apple Original Film’s Flora and Son two. Of the 15 spots, Warner Bros owns five of ’em between Barbie and Color Purple.
Victoria Beckham has said that her husband David would 'file for a divorce' if he saw her in a certain way as she's kept that side of herself 'hidden' for 24 years. The fashion designer and former footballer tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland, back in 1999.
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global have held talks about a potential merger of the two media companies, Variety has confirmed.
Keisha Nash Whitaker, an actor/producer who was married to actor Forest Whitaker for more than 20 years, has died. She was 51 and no details on cause or location were immediately available.
A mum spent eight hours painstakingly hand-making 350 decorations for her Christmas tree - and said she saved herself thousands.
We really are spoilt for choice when it comes to Christmas. And with a huge range of delicious food cramming the shelves it can be difficult to know what to buy.
EXCLUSIVE: Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber) has wrapped production on Wing Man, his sophomore feature behind the camera, in which he also stars opposite comics Russell Peters (The Opening Act) and Jamie Kennedy (Malibu’s Most Wanted).
The Killers have announced a handful of extra dates and their opening support act for their ‘Rebel Diamonds‘ greatest hits UK and Ireland arena tour.Ahead of the release of their ‘best of’ album, ‘Rebel Diamonds’, The Killers have added four extra dates in Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow and London to their celebratory 2024 tour due to exceptional demand during early ticket pre-sales.Brandon Flowers and Co. have also shared that the Glaswegian band Travis will be serving as opening support for the tour.The ‘Rebel Diamonds’ tour will mark the first time The Killers play arena shows in the UK since 2017’s ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ tour, and will see their return after the band’s most recent stadium tour, which saw them play to 400,000 fans at sold-out shows, and their acclaimed headline appearances at Reading & Leeds 2022.Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale tomorrow, December 8 at 9:30am local time.