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Despite several discouraging setbacks on his way to sealing a deal to purchase Warner Bros., David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, is not giving up. In his latest attempt to ease tensions over the industry-changing merger, Ellison is rolling out a new “make-good” for theater owners, pledging that the combined company will release at least 30 movies per year if the deal goes through.

Guarantees, Penalties, and the Threat of Media Monopoly

To prove his sincerity, Ellison is promising a t

LONDON, Aug 8 — Grammy Award-winning British musician and producer William Orbit, who worked with artists including Madonna, Britney Spears and U2, has died aged 69, his family and friends said yesterday.

The London-born musician, who won two of his three Grammys for production work on Madonna’s 1998 album Ray Of Light, died at home on July 23, according to their statement posted on his Instagram page.

“We are deeply saddened by his passing. He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whos

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer

British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere.

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up does not pose a “substantial lessening of competition” in the country. Meanwhile, Brit

British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere.

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up does not pose a “substantial lessening of competition” in the country. Meanwhile, Britain’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and

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We’re getting a Rockstar Games partnership with Netflix before Grand Theft Auto VI — and that’s totally fine by us.

Ahead of the highly anticipated video game’s November release, 13 years in the making, the streamer is set to debut “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look” on Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. ET. The teaser will then stream on YouTube later that day at 9 p.m. ET.

“Grand Theft Auto reveals have become cultural moments in the

It’s an important weekend for Peter Parker fans with the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in theaters. With the popular superhero on the minds of many, this is the perfect time to watch your favorite Spider-Man movies on streaming.

Where are the Spider-Man movies streaming?

Find the live-action Spider-Man movies in one place

If you subscribe to Disney+, then you’re in luck. Every live-action Spider-Man movie — except Brand New Day, which is now in theaters — released this century is now

Warner Bros. has until the end of the year to lock down contracts for the Barbie sequel, or the rights will revert to Mattel.

Barbie was one of those movies that not only never should have worked, but it never should have worked as well as it did. It was a miracle that it was as good as it was, and the fact that it also managed to connect with audiences so profoundly is the kind of thing that movie studios dream of. Warner Bros. must have known they had something special, which is why they made

Nimal Purja remains missing after this morning’s devastating avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan and his final movements make for concerning reading.

The legendary mountaineer was leading an expedition of 10 on the notoriously difficult mountain, which boasts the 12th highest peak in the world, when the avalanche struck yesterday (Thursday 30 July).

Two bodies have already been recovered and there are serious fears for the other climbers, who haven’t been heard from, but have been seen via a d

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It will go down as one of the biggest failings in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Uni

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard’s family was “deeply shocked and heartbroken.”

News of his death brought tributes from fellow musicians including Bruce Springsteen, who said on Instagram he was “heartbroken” at the loss of “a great musician, a g

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, which founded and for decades owned the Golden Globe Awards, have sued Penske Media Corporation and others, alleging they engaged in fraud to acquire the valuable awards show in an attempt to create an entertainment industry monopoly.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in California on Tuesday alleges that Penske Media and owner Jay Penske colluded with holding company Eldridge Industries and its CEO Todd Boehly to fuel a backlash and

Chris O’Dowd shared a heartbreaking tribute to his darling friend Glen Hansard, who died following a road traffic collision in Co. Dublin on Wednesday

IT Crowd star Chris O’Dowd has led tributes following the heartbreaking death of his good friend, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. The died after a road traffic collision in County Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday (July 29).

Hansard, 56, fronted the Irish group The Frames, appearing in the Irish film The Commitments. He even scored an Oscar for

Hansard won an Oscar in 2008 for the song “Falling Slowly,” which he co-wrote for the indie musical “Once” with co-star Markéta Irglová.

LONDON — Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard’s family was “deeply shocked and heartbroken.”

News of his death brought tributes from fellow musicians including

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A group of visual effects workers behind several “Star Wars” franchise productions have joined IATSE for collective bargaining purposes, the union shared on Tuesday.

Per the union’s update, the new bargaining unit includes workers from the United States that worked on Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” Disney+’s “Ahsoka” and the upcoming Ryan Gosling-led “Starfighter” movie.

IATSE noted that the new unit “overwhelmi

LOS ANGELES — Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, which founded and for decades owned the Golden Globe Awards, have sued Penske Media Corporation and others, alleging they engaged in fraud to acquire the valuable awards show in an attempt to create an entertainment industry monopoly.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in California on Tuesday alleges that Penske Media and owner Jay Penske colluded with holding company Eldridge Industries and its CEO Todd Boehly to fuel a backlash and boyco

Ari Emanuel is stepping into the fight over Paramount’s massive Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, and the TKO CEO is not pulling any punches.

Paramount’s agreed-upon acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is currently on hold as California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general pursue legal action aimed at blocking the $110.9 billion deal.

The transaction has already been approved by shareholders, but Paramount has agreed to pause the process until the antitrust lawsuit

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WME Group and TKO Group Holdings CEO Ari Emanuel is urging a group of 12 state attorneys general to drop their antitrust lawsuit against the pending $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

In a new op-ed with the Wall Street Journal, Emanuel argued that states’ effort is “threatening to destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. He noted that their “trash” antitrust case “doesn’t remotely reflect reali

Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart.

Paramount, which is run by Larry’s son David Ellison, agreed to pay Warner Bros. shareholders a $7 billion termination fee if its deal to buy the entertainment giant collapses due to regulatory issues. In February, Paramount paid $2.8 billion to Netflix Inc. to get the streaming company to abandon its pursuit of Warner Bros.

While those fees have

Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart.

Paramount, which is run by Larry’s son David Ellison, agreed to pay Warner Bros. shareholders a $7 billion termination fee if its deal to buy the …

NBCUniversal and YouTube have struck a multi-year partnership that will give U.S. YouTube Premium subscribers access to ad-supported Peacock Premium starting in early 2027 at no extra cost.

The companies said the bundle will bring Peacock inside the YouTube experience for millions of subscribers, expanding access to NBCUniversal programming without requiring a separate Peacock subscription.

NBCUniversal said the deal is its largest wholesale distribution partnership for Peacock to date, while

Marvel Studios brought the main cast of Avengers: Doomsday to this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, but there was one actor who earned more than all of them. We are, of course, talking about Robert Downey Jr.

He earned at least $500 million for his roles in the four Avengers movies, the Iron Man trilogy, and Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming. That was as Tony Stark, and convincing the Oscar-winner to play Doctor Doom didn’t come cheap.

According to Page Six, Downey will