CA AG Rob Bonta Says Paramount/WBD Merger Delay Affords Time For Legal Process to Play Out
California Attorney General Rob Bonta says delaying the Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger until June 1, 2027, enables the state and 11 other state plaintiffs the proper amount of time to present their antitrust cases in a court of law. WBD/Paramount agreed not to merge until five days after a decision on the merits of the … Continue reading “CA AG Rob Bonta Says Paramount/WBD Merger Delay Affords Time For Legal Process to Play Out”
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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has been named to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2027. Sarandos joins a new group of 32 entertainment professionals across motion pictures, television, live theatre/live performance, radio, recording and sports entertainment who have been selected to receive a star placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood … 
MVD Entertainment Group has announced a partnership on Video Store Day, taking place this year Oct. 17. Created in 2010 to consolidate the power of thousands of independently owned video stores across the continent and worldwide, Video Store Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of October every year to promote physical media. Video Store … 
Amazon July 21 released exclusive Blu-ray editions for two anime series from Media Blasters: Girl’s High: Complete Collection and World War Blue. In 2006’s “Girl’s High,” Eriko and friends, whose priority is having fun, make it to an exclusive high school and immediately cause trouble, meeting boys, forging friendships and making enemies. The two-disc set … 
The sci-fi film Disclosure Day became available for premium digital purchase and rental July 21, and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc Aug. 25 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, the film stars Emily Blunt as a television meteorologist whose newfound … 
A24’s Backrooms led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service for the week ended July 19. The sci-fi horror film became available for premium digital rental and sale July 14. Directed by Kane Parsons, who became A24’s youngest-ever feature filmmaker at age 19, Backrooms expands on the filmmaker’s viral YouTube … 
Universal’s latest Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey smashed box office projections with $264 million in worldwide ticket sales, including $124.5 million across North American screens — the latter $10 million more than reported estimates and the third-highest domestic opening in 2026. The opening tops Nolan’s previous worldwide blockbuster debuts, including The Dark Knight Rises at … 
HBO Max’s “House of the Dragon” was No. 1 on Samba’s list of top streaming programs for the week ended July 12. The third season of the “Game of Thrones” prequel about a family civil war for the throne returned to HBO and for streaming on HBO Max June 21. It was up a spot … 
The sci-fi actioner EHAM Classified will released digitally July 28 from BayView Entertainment. In the film, a covert agent is abducted by a rogue AI that can predict human behavior, forcing him into a deadly game where instinct may be humanity’s last defense. Directed and starring Eric Hamilton, the film also stars William (Big Will) … 
TikTok is getting into the boxing arena for the first time. Most Valuable Promotions, the company behind Netflix’s live boxing matches and co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, is partnering with TikTok to live-stream unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano’s (49-4-1, 32 KOs) headline fight against Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur (14-4, 7 KOs), Aug. 21, at …