LLos Angeles Read More Ellison family sells theater chain to European company KinepolisJune 13, 2026 The Ellison family-controlled Harbor Lights Entertainment has sold its Showcase Cinemas theater chain to a major European cinema…
LLos Angeles Read More Paramount’s $111-billion Warner Bros. acquisition clears key hurdleJune 12, 2026 The U.S. Justice Department cleared the way for Paramount Skydance’s $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery — a…
LLos Angeles Read More Paramount, pushing to buy Warner Bros., girds for legal challengesMay 26, 2026 Is Paramount making a Tony Soprano move? David Ellison’s media company appears to be girding for a big…
CCalifornia Read More Paramount defends Warner bid amid California probeMay 13, 2026 Hollywood is fretting over the possible impact on the movie industry if the Paramount bid for Warner Bros.…
CCalifornia Read More Paramount Urges California AG to Support Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Citing 30-Film Theatrical CommitmentMay 12, 2026 Paramount Skydance is again defending its merger with Warner Bros. Discover in a new letter to the California…
LLos Angeles Read More Letters to the Editor: How David Ellison can show his commitment to L.A.’s film communityMay 8, 2026 To the editor: David Ellison’s vow is good on the surface (“Paramount’s Ellison underscores his pledge to make…
CCalifornia Read More Tom Steyer On California Governor Race, “Corrupt” Paramount-Warner Bros DealApril 24, 2026 EXCLUSIVE: “As governor, I will do whatever it takes to preserve and advance California’s leadership as the artistic…
LLos Angeles Read More David Ellison hits CinemaCon, reiterates pledge to make more movies.April 16, 2026 Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison made his case directly to theater owners Thursday, pledging to release a…
LLos Angeles Read More David Ellison Skips Senate as Paramount Warner Deal HeatsApril 16, 2026 With Hollywood’s future on the line, lawmakers press forward while the industry watches closely David Ellison was supposed…
CCalifornia Read More How Will a Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Impact California?March 19, 2026 David Ellison indirectly answered lawmaker questions about how the combination of two of Hollywood’s five remaining historic studios…
LLos Angeles Read More Why the FCC is unlikely to pull TV licenses over Iran news coverageMarch 17, 2026 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is using his bully pulpit to push back against coverage of the…
LLos Angeles Read More Silicon Valley’s Growing Power Over Hollywood StudiosMarch 17, 2026 Hollywood has always revolved around powerful figures. From Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner to modern media conglomerates,…