Paramount
IndieWire talks to creator Jason Micallef, director Leslye Headland, and more about their controversial queer series and how everything from Trump to school shootings led to both its creation and downfall.
A merger with Skydance will bring major changes, but far from the scale of industry consolidation that would've come from the alternative.
New Paramount
We have so many questions, including: What will David Ellison be like as CEO? And: What does $2 billion in cost-cutting look like?
Nepo-Baby or Hollywood Savior?
Ellison has been in the entertainment industry for less than two decades, but his mogul moment may be approaching.
David Ellison is the new chairman and CEO, and former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell is president as part of the $8 billion deal.
WTF
Shari Redstone has reached a preliminary agreement for David Ellison to buy National Amusements, a shocker after talks collapsed last month.
Billionaire Barry Diller, formerly chairman of Paramount Pictures, is reportedly exploring a bid, potentially winning control of the conglomerate after Sumner Redstone outbid him.
Websites for Comedy Central, TV Land, Paramount Network, and CMT now all just tell you to try Paramount+, and MTVNews.com is gone.
A Mountain of Issues
Shari Redstone walked away with two minutes on the clock, according to one report. The expletives then flew.
Just Keep the Uniform
Dana Fox wrote the most recent draft of the update to the 1982 romance starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Shareholders must now hang their hats on the plan outlined by the three-headed Office of the CEO — or whomever finally buys National Amusements.
