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20 years ago, David Ellison’s flop as an actor stressed him out so much he went to the hospital. Now he’s set to own Paramount and Warner

Entertainment attorney Tre Lovell said “What Skydance has done over the past two decades has not been accomplished by any other media company in history.”

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Warner/Paramount sets up Hollywood to shrink from Big 5 to Big 4, a decade after Disney took out number 6
By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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3 things we will never know after Netflix pulled out of the Warner Bros. bidding, handing it to Paramount
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
The battle over WBD left three big winners on Wall Street—while the thousands who lost out will remain behind the scenes
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 27, 2026
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 27, 2026
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Middle EastIsrael, U.S. stiff-arm U.N. during emergency Security Council meeting
By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsThomas Massie among few Republicans to criticize Trump over war powers: ‘This is not ‘America First”
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastA month before Iran strikes, Trump told Iranian protesters help was on the way amid a government crackdown
By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsMarjorie Taylor Greene rips Iran strikes as Trump betraying America First: ‘It’s always a lie and it’s always America Last’
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastRussia accuses America of ‘pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression’ against Iran
By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil, Sam Metz and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastAmerican, Israeli strike on Iran came 2 days after latest talks, as theocracy struggled with nationwide protests
By Brian Melley and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastIranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastTrump says U.S. will bomb Iran uninterrupted ‘as long as necessary’ to achieve peace in Mideast and the world after confirming Khamenei’s death
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
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C-SuiteCoca-Cola names 30-year veteran Henrique Braun as new CEO
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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Big TechWarner Bros. merger fight draws fire across U.S. political divide
By Hannah Miller and BloombergDecember 11, 2025
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Big TechTrump says Warner Bros. deal should include sale of CNN
By Christopher Palmeri and BloombergDecember 11, 2025
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Big TechNetflix looks to become Debtflix again to fund Warner Bros. acquisition
By Emily Graffeo and BloombergDecember 11, 2025
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AIActress Natasha Lyonne dropped out of NYU and watched movies instead. Now, she’s helping to shape the future of AI
By Amanda GerutDecember 10, 2025
Jeff Williams, former Apple CEO
C-SuiteJeff Williams, who retired from Apple after 27 years, less than a month ago, just got called up by Disney to join its board of directors
By Dave SmithDecember 10, 2025
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InvestingMario Gabelli signals support for Paramount in Warner fight
By Christopher Palmeri and BloombergDecember 10, 2025
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InvestingWarner Bros.’ bidders brace for a fight that will last months
By Lucas Shaw and BloombergDecember 10, 2025
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PoliticsPolitical communication scholar on how Zohran Mamdani hacked ‘slacktivism’ to appear on your phone, on your street and in your mind
By Stuart Soroka and The ConversationDecember 10, 2025
David Ellison
Big TechCNN turns from cheering independence to dreading limbo as Paramount rides into town for Warner-Netflix showdown
By David Bauder and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2025
Paramount
BankingKushner, Ellison and Apollo back hostile Warner Bros. bid
By Aaron Weinman and BloombergDecember 9, 2025
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Big TechParamount’s streaming size would ease U.S. antitrust review
By Christopher Palmeri, Kelcee Griffis, Josh Sisco and BloombergDecember 9, 2025
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SuccessWhen David Ellison was 13, his billionaire father Larry bought him a plane. He competed in air shows before leaving it to become a Hollywood executive
By Dave SmithDecember 9, 2025
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Arts & EntertainmentJimmy Kimmel signs ABC extension through 2027
By David Bauder and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 06, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
BankingNetflix CEO brushes aside Paramount’s ‘entirely expected’ hostile bid, ‘superconfident’ of closing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgDecember 8, 2025
Jared Kushner is seen at the Royal Court after US President Donald Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal in Riyadh on May 20, 2017.
InvestingJared Kushner suddenly emerges in the Warner brawl between Paramount and Netflix, backed by Saudi billions and fresh off brokering another megadeal
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook wearing a white polo shirt and throwing up a peace sign
Big TechApple won’t be the same in 2026. Meet the company’s next generation of leaders and rising stars after its biggest executive exodus in years
By Dave SmithDecember 8, 2025
Streaming
Big TechNetflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination
By David R. King and The ConversationDecember 8, 2025
Ted Sarandos
InvestingNetflix’s ‘throne is secured,’ BofA said just before Paramount mounted one last streaming war, hoping to keep Superman off the super app
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
Mike Cavanagh
C-SuiteComcast pulls out of WBD bidding war, president says: ‘We roll on with a lot of focus. But I think we’re better for having taken a look’
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
Paramount
Big TechNext shoe in Netflix-WBD saga drops as Paramount launches hostile bid that includes Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 8, 2025
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Arts & EntertainmentAtrocious reviews can’t stop ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s Sequel’ from biggest post-Thanksgiving weekend haul of all time
By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
Trump
EconomyTrump hails Netflix’s Sarandos as ‘fantastic man’ but casts mega-merger in doubt ‘There’s no question about it. It could be a problem’
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
Big TechTrump warns Netflix-Warner deal may pose antitrust ‘problem’
By Hadriana Lowenkron, Se Young Lee and BloombergDecember 7, 2025
Arts & EntertainmentThis pastor fills up arenas with young people by not sugarcoating the Bible, serving a generation ‘gravitating towards that authenticity and truth’
By Charlotte Kramon and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2025
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By Indrani SenDecember 7, 2025
Arts & EntertainmentFormer Amazon Studios boss warns the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal will make Hollywood ‘a system that circles a single sun’
By Jason MaDecember 6, 2025
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LawAfter Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts were frozen in probe, Mexican official denies evidence of narcotics financing
By Fabiola Sánchez and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
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BankingA Thanksgiving dealmaking sprint helped Netflix win Warner Bros.
By Michelle F. Davis and BloombergDecember 6, 2025
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Arts & EntertainmentOlivia Nuzzi to leave Vanity Fair while denouncing ex-fiance Ryan Lizza’s Substack attack as ‘fiction-slash-revenge porn’
By David Bauder, Hillel Italie and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
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