Goodbye Warner, hello Skydance: how will the major merger really impact Hollywood?
After a windier road than expected, Paramount and Warner are now one, under the banner of Skydance, and the film industry is set for a shake-up. Source: The Guardian
American Filmmaker Loses Case to Own Historic U.K. Mansion Dubbed ‘Downton Shabby’ for $1
Hopwood DePree, who says he spent more than $1.3 million restoring Hopwood Hall, argued a previous agreement gave him the option to buy the property. Source: People
Cleared for Take Off: Paramount’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Buy Greenlit By Judge
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement allowing Paramount to close its $111 billion megadeal for Warner Bros. Discovery, ending a monthslong deadlock between the studio and states challenging the acquisition. Source: THR
How controversial 2000s paedophile-hunting show To Catch a Predator rocked US TV
To Catch a Predator took the US by storm. Part investigative journalism and part reality TV circus, the series horrified and gripped viewers, soon attracting an average of 7 million watches per episode. Hansen’s show blurred the boundaries of reportage, … Continued
Who owns ‘brain rot’? Inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme
One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial intelligence begins. Source: The Guardian
Oaks Center Cinema Creates the World’s First Samsung Onyx + D-BOX Motion Theatrical Experience
Oaks Center Cinema has created the world’s first theatrical auditorium to combine a cinema-scale Samsung Onyx LED display with immersive D-BOX motion seating. The installation also marks the first Samsung Onyx theatrical experience in the Northeastern United States, bringing the … Continued