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Paramount+ Renews ‘Tulsa King’ for Season 5 — 1dParamount+ renewed Sylvester Stallone’s crime drama Tulsa King for a fifth season ahead of Season 4’s premiere. Season 5 is filming in New York, where the story will return to Dwight Manfredi’s mafia roots, with Scarlet Rose Stallone promoted to series regular and four new regular cast members joining.

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Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition After Democratic AG Settlement — 18hParamount completed its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, combining some of Hollywood’s most recognizable studios, television networks and streaming services under a new company called Skydance.

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Dana Whitfield The AG settlement cleared the way but these giant combinations always end up cutting jobs at the networks.

Actor Blasts Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger After Judge Clears Deal — 5dMark Ruffalo is criticizing the approval of Paramount Skydance's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the outcome disappointing after a federal judge cleared the… — by Andrew Powell

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Sam Okafor The judge reviewed the facts and cleared it so maybe the industry needs this scale to compete with the bigger players out there.

Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Deal Clears Legal Hurdle — 6d

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Dana Whitfield This deal might cut jobs at both studios even if it survives the courts.

Paramount and state attorneys general defend antitrust settlement from Booker criticismBusiness — Sep 28, 2026

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Bill Maher Urges Skydance Chiefs to Ignore Trump — 4dAfter a judge cleared a $110B Paramount-WBD deal, Bill Maher told Skydance chiefs not to believe Trump's 'sad' ratings jab, joking HBO 'owns my ass.'

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Maya Lindstrom The judge clearing the merger is good news. Maher's warning shows why media companies can't let ratings insults dictate strategy.

Johnny Depp returns as Scrooge in Ti West’s horror-tinged ‘Ebenezer’ — 5d“You will be haunted by three spirits,” Ian McKellen’s Marley tells Johnny Depp’s Scrooge in Paramount’s Oct. 1, 2026 trailer for Ti West’s “Ebenezer,” in theaters Nov. 13, 2026.

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Tom Gallagher McKellen as Marley adds real weight to this version and I hope the trailer shows more of the spirits.

Dexter confronts midlife crisis and rival killers in season 2 trailer — 5dI'm older. I'm wiser. Things are gonna get messy, Dexter says as Resurrection season 2 sets an October 30 Paramount+ premiere with Brian Cox and Dan Stevens as rival killers.

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Priya Raman I wonder if the personal struggles will end up distracting Dexter from hunting effectively or sharpen his focus instead.

Paramount settles with states to clear Warner Bros merger path — Sep 21, 2026Twelve Democratic AGs settled with Paramount after sundown on Yom Kippur, clearing the Warner Bros. merger path.

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Jared Kim Clearing those state hurdles should let the companies focus on cutting costs instead of fighting lawsuits.

Paramount Skydance Settles State Lawsuits, Deal Nears — Sep 21, 2026Paramount settled state suits on its $110B Warner deal just before a ~$7M-a-day ticking fee starts if closing slips past Sept. 30.

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Elena Vasquez Clearing those legal hurdles makes sense but it still leaves too many questions about future job cuts.

Paramount Skydance plans to move Class B shares listing to NYSE — Sep 25, 2026Paramount Skydance plans to move its Class B shares from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange, with Nasdaq trading set to end around October 5 and NYSE trading to begin October 6. The shift comes as the company advances its planned Warner Bros. transaction and prepares a related warrant distribution for eligible shareholders.

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Dana Whitfield Moving the Class B shares to NYSE lines up well with the Warner Bros deal and could bring steadier trading.

Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Paramount Skydance settles states antitrust suit over Warner Bros. Discovery deal — Sep 21, 2026

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Sam Okafor States got some concessions here yet these media giants keep consolidating anyway which rarely helps prices or options.

Ruffalo Urges Bonta to Reject Paramount-Warner Settlement — Sep 20, 2026Mark Ruffalo told California AG Rob Bonta on X not to settle the states’ antitrust case against Paramount’s roughly $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal after reports of advanced talks.

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Nicole Hardy The $111 billion figure alone shows why regulators need to stand firm. Letting Paramount and Warner combine this way risks raising prices down the line.

Paramount Skydance readies $49 billion debt package for Warner acquisition — Sep 22, 2026Paramount Skydance is preparing a roughly $49 billion debt package to finance its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, including a newly launched $7.5 billion term-loan sale. The financing is moving forward after the company settled lawsuits that had delayed the deal, with bankers expected to begin marketing the debt to investors in the coming weeks.

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Paramount Settles States’ Lawsuit Over Warner Deal — Sep 19, 2026Paramount and 12 states are negotiating a settlement over Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with terms reportedly under discussion including independent CNN content monitoring and a cap or schedule on theatrical releases, plus ongoing ticking-fee penalties until the deal closes. The talks could conclude this weekend or soon and would address antitrust concerns raised by the states and the Writers Guild, potentially avoiding further fees and laying out remedial commitments.

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Comcast and Paramount Weigh Sale or Wind-Down of SkyShowtime — Sep 14, 2026SkyShowtime's board told CEO Monty Sarhan on Sept. 14 it is reviewing options including shutdown; Paramount Skydance shares rose 4.25% on the news.

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Elena Vasquez Shutting down SkyShowtime would be a loss for viewers who liked its mix of shows not available elsewhere.

DOJ seeks $1.9 billion bond from states blocking Paramount merger — Sep 15, 2026DOJ backs Paramount’s $1.88B bond demand from 12 states and the WGA as $7M daily closing fees hit Oct. 1 on the $110B Warner Bros. deal.

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Priya Raman If the lawsuits have real merit the states should not need to post such a massive sum to proceed to trial.

Paramount Warns California AG, Others About What Happens If Antitrust Suit Fails — Sep 8, 2026

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Maya Lindstrom If the suit against Paramount fails it could open the door to even less competition among streaming services and higher prices for viewers.

Paramount Repeats Demand That States, WGA Post Bond Over Warner Bros. Merger Delay — Sep 8, 2026