Paramount Boss David Ellison Says His Favorite HBO Show is ‘Game of Thrones’
The recently concluded $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery auction could be viewed by some as having elements of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” without the bloodshed, sex or fire-breathing dragons. Media reports have suggested that the combined Paramount-WBD is now the newly united “Kingdom” attempting to defend its territory against the tech “invaders,” such as Apple, … Continue reading “Paramount Boss David Ellison Says His Favorite HBO Show is ‘Game of Thrones’”
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