Stephen Follows

What it costs to self-distribute and promote an independent film

I collected 57 published accounts of filmmakers opening their books on marketing and release spend, from a $1,000 theatrical ...

Judge Says She'll Rule On Motion In Paramount-WBD Lawsuit By July 22

The judge overseeing the state attorneys general challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger did not issue a ...

Paramount offers to briefly delay Warner Bros. merger as court battle heats up

Federal Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said she would decide by next Wednesday whether to issue a temporary restraining order ...

Inside the states' case to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Winning a restraining order will be a crucial test for California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and his group. Some observers see the ...

Paramount Lawyer Expects The Company To Close WBD Merger On Time Despite Lawsuits; Supreme Court Appeal In Play

Despite lawsuits over its pending Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount can still close the deal on time by September, its ...
Variety

‘Harry Potter’ Movies to Air on MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Network for the First Time

All of the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” films are coming to Paramount linear networks. Paramount has inked a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery under which all eight “Harry ...
New York Post

Paramount Skydance expects New York, California will sue to block $81B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery: sources

Paramount Skydance is bracing for opposition to its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery – expecting that a duo of left-wing attorneys general will argue the tie-up violates antitrust laws ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Creates Standalone Division to Handle Labor Relations

Longtime execs Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan will lead the branch of the company in a move that seems designed to telegraph that Paramount is taking its relationships with unions seriously. By Katie ...
AV Club

Paramount winkingly announces exclusive TV rights to Harry Potter films

The days of a Harry Potter weekend on ABC Family are long gone. (ABC Family hasn’t even had that name for a full decade.) But the future of Harry Potter on TV will be on Paramount’s channels, the ...
New York Post

Paramount denies Larry Ellison pledged to Trump that he would ‘overhaul’ CNN after WBD merger

Paramount Skydance is denying a report that Larry and David Ellison promised the Trump administration they would overhaul CNN as part of the company’s blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ...
NJ.com

Prime Day Paramount Plus Deal: This might be the cheapest the service has ever been

Prime Day is offering some of the best streaming deals you will see all year, including a special discount on its Paramount Plus channel right now! If you sign up for the service right now, you’ll pay ...
Variety

British Government Likely to Intervene in Paramount’s Proposed $110 Billion Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

The British government has signalled that it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discover, citing concerns about maintaining media plurality.