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Back to SearchEpisode 102: EU Clears Paramount-Warner Deal, U.S. Courts Still Loom
Episode 102
The European Commission cleared Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, but the deal remains frozen domestically…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 101: Disney Cuts Hundreds: Pixar and Nat Geo Hit Hardest
Episode 101
Disney is executing several hundred layoffs across multiple divisions, with Pixar and National Geographic absorbing the heaviest cuts. The move is no…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 100: AMC Posts Best Quarter in 106 Years on Odyssey Windfall
Episode 100
AMC Entertainment reported its highest quarterly revenue in 106 years for Q2 2026, with adjusted EBITDA surging 70% to a record $321 million and free…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 99: Netflix Confirms $587M Ben Affleck AI Acquisition
Episode 99
Netflix confirmed in an SEC filing that it paid $587 million to acquire Ben Affleck's AI production firm InterPositive — putting an official price ta…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 98: Netflix Slides 9% on Mixed Q2, WBD Hangover Lingers
Episode 98
Netflix reported mixed Q2 2026 earnings — revenue of $12.56B missed consensus by $20M, earnings of $0.80/share beat by a penny — and the stock droppe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 97: Lionsgate Courts European Buyers at $4B Valuation
Episode 97
Lionsgate shares surged more than 9% on reports that the studio — home to the Hunger Games and John Wick franchises — is actively working with an inv…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 96: Zaslav Sells $59.5M in WBD Stock Mid-Merger
Episode 96
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav sold approximately $59.5 million in WBD stock — nearly 2.2 million shares — revealed in an SEC filing on Mond…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 95: Ellison's Federal Film Tax Play Amid Warner Antitrust War
Episode 95
David Ellison's $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is now facing a 13-state antitrust lawsuit — filed the same night Ellison was in Washingto…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 94: Department M Buys Into Neon, Launches Neon TV
Episode 94
Department M, the production company founded in 2024 by Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer, has closed on a significant equity stake in Neon — the stu…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 93: Oregon AG Moves to Block Paramount-WBD Close
Episode 93
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a motion in Multnomah County Circuit Court seeking a 60-day delay of the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discov…
2 months, 3 weeks ago