FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power-grab
Brendan Carr’s declaration raises concerns amid Trump efforts to exert greater control over independent agencies
Warner Bros Discovery urges shareholders to reject Paramount’s $108.4bn takeover bid
After WBD accused Paramount of misleading investors, the network assured it had ‘all necessary financing’ for the deal
Warner Bros reportedly poised to reject Paramount’s $108bn hostile takeover bid
Decision will pave the way for Netflix to proceed with buyout of film and TV group
Christmas dinner and festive treats up to 70% more expensive, reports Which?
Price of turkey jumps as much as £15 compared with 2024, while chocolate has steepest mark-up
Jared Kushner’s firm exits takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Affinity Partners, key backer of hostile bid by Paramount, reportedly steps back following scrutiny of Kushner’s role
Daily Mail owner secures funding for £500m takeover of Telegraph
Details of financing structure to be reviewed by culture secretary and regulators before deal can proceed
‘The UK needs some media free of US control’: Comcast’s move for ITV starts to focus minds
With public service broadcasters starting to look like ‘endangered species’, many want Channel 4 and BBC to work more closely
Channel 4 poaches new chief executive Priya Dogra from Sky
Head of advertising and data at Sky will lead C4’s response to threatened Comcast takeover of ITV
Why has Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery – and what happens now?
The future of some of the world’s most prominent media and entertainment businesses hangs in the balance
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it
The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experience
Paramount Skydance makes $108.4bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery, challenging Netflix’s offer – as it happened
Paramount says its hostile offer “provides superior value, and a more certain and quicker path to completion to WBD shareholders”
Trump warns Netflix’s $83bn deal for Warner Bros poses competition concerns
President vows to get involved in controversial takeover described as ‘unprecedented’ by ex-chair of regulator
Warner Bros Disaster? Netflix inks deal for troubled Hollywood giant
David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, promised ‘everyone’ would win by combining the storied Hollywood studios with his reality TV giant. Instead, many lost
‘This merger must be blocked’: Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces fierce backlash
US politicians and Hollywood guilds have voiced concerns against the proposed $83bn purchase of the studio
The end of big-screen cinema? What Netflix hopes to achieve by buying Warner Bros
IP success stories such as Barbie and the DC Universe? That elusive best picture Oscar? Or perhaps the main goal is a good old-fashioned blockbuster