A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the two companies.
Category: Warner Bros Discovery
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Hollywood’s Latest Cliffhanger: The Fate of Warner Bros. Discovery
Potential bidders are circling the media company as it weighs its deal options. But financial and regulatory questions hang over everything.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Considering a Sale
The owner of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio revealed that it has received acquisition interest from multiple suitors.
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David Ellison’s Spending at Paramount Has Changed Hollywood’s Mood
David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.
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Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN, and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
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‘Superman’ Helps Save Warner Bros., Too
The film took in $217 million this weekend and is the latest part of a startling turnaround for the studio, which has now released five consecutive hits.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Bet on All You Can Eat. Viewers Wanted More à la Carte.
Subscribers to the company’s flagship streaming service, Max, watch HBO content, studio movies and older Warner Bros. series — and little else.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two Companies
The film and television giant will turn its cable networks, including CNN and TNT, into one company and its streaming and studios business into another.
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HBO’s Streaming Service Becomes ‘HBO Max’ Again
Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.
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CNN’s New Streaming Service Will Debut This Fall
The service is part of a major push to find paying customers for the network’s journalism.
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‘Sinners’ Is a Box Office Success (With a Big Asterisk)
Ryan Coogler’s original horror film was expected to sell a strong $40 million-plus in tickets over the weekend. But its profitability remains a long way off.
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Arrives as a Surprise Box Office Smash
Weekend ticket sales will total at least $140 million, analysts said, about 75 percent more than expected, ending a Hollywood dry spell.