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

Dec. 21, 2023 11:23 am ETIn the current Hollywood rumor mill, one thing remains certain: Streaming consolidation will be a lot easier said than done. Warner Bros. Discovery combining with Paramount Global is the latest pitch. The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets reported late Wednesday that Warner Chief Executive David Zaslav met with Paramount Chief Bob Bakish earlier this week to discuss a possible deal. No formal talks are yet under way, and the news comes just a couple of weeks after reports that Paramount’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, was talking about a potential deal with an investor group led by Skydance Media. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Disney, Lions Gate Pause Ads on X After Musk Agrees With Antisemitic Tweet
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Disney, Lions Gate Pause Ads on X After Musk Agrees With Antisemitic Tweet

Several major entertainment companies stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X after the social-media network’s owner described an antisemitic post this week as “the actual truth” and again lashed out at the Anti-Defamation League.Among those pausing ads on the social-media platform are Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal and its parent Comcast and Lions Gate Entertainment, people close to those companies said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8