Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith buys 27% stake in the Economist Weekly news magazine’s parent company makes third significant ownership shake-up in its 183-year history
‘It’s going to upset the balance’: how will Paramount buying Warner Bros change Hollywood? Warner Bros might have swept the Oscars with Sinners and One Battle After Another, but the impending merger has those in the industry worried about the future
Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal One of the best-paid executives in Hollywood has already made $113m after selling shares in WBD this month
‘No one saw this coming’: will the surprise Telegraph winner change the paper’s direction? Daily Mail owner could take long-term hit after being gazumped at the 11th hour by Germany’s Axel Springer
UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts say Exclusive: Report suggests only 1% of annual spend on food and drink adverts will be affected after industry lobbying
CBS News’s Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’ Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led network
Former Tory minister Zac Goldsmith to launch new sports radio station Exclusive: Goldsmith and brother Ben the major investors in trkradio, which is due to go to air next month
Telegraph sold for £575m as German buyer elbows out Daily Mail Axel Springer, owner of Bild and Die Welt, agrees all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapers
Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix Announcing the InterPositive deal, the actor says he was moved from being scared of the technology to embracing it
‘You unbelievable coward’: conservative US media in open warfare over Iran Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin are all trading blows over US involvement – while Sean Hannity says he’s staying out of it
Paramount-Warner Bros mega-merger could still face ‘real threats’, antitrust experts say The $110bn deal will require approval from regulatory authorities in the US, the EU and the UK
After months of speculation, Gayle King is staying at CBS News The morning show host’s contract extension is a victory for the Bari Weiss-led network news division
MS Now gains viewers after name change, but owner revenue declines Versant, an NBCUniversal cable spinoff, says MS NOW is growing as its stock falls about 27% in 2026
Paramount+ and HBO Max to become one streaming service, Ellison says Billionaire Paramount Skydance chief announces plan days after winning takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery bid after Netflix walks away from deal Streamer said ‘deal no longer financially attractive’ at price required to match offer by David Ellison’s firm