Jamie Stalcup

Former Prime Video executive Mark Whelan has joined the AI talent studio Xicoia, which represents AI actor Tilly Norwood, as head of strategy and operations.

At the 32nd annual Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the casts of The Studio and The Pitt received several wins for their individual and ensemble performances.

Upon the closing of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the company plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into one service.

Three of TV5MONDE’s FAST channels have launched on Plex across Europe, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand.

Series Mania Forum has announced the 15 additional projects—Gold was previously revealed as part of Berlinale’s Co-Pro Series Market—to be presented as part of the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

Paprika Studios has opened an office in Zagreb, Croatia, with Sandra Anušić as the country manager.

Hours after Warner Bros. Discovery’s board said that Paramount’s latest proposal is superior, Netflix declined to raise its offer, paving the way for Paramount to win the drawn-out battle.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors has determined that the revised Paramount proposal constitutes a “company superior proposal” as defined in its merger agreement with Netflix.

Total revenues at Warner Bros. Discovery slipped 7 percent year-over-year to $9.5 billion, with distribution, ad and content revenues all decreasing.

Jonathan Allan, interim CEO of Channel 4, will be leaving the organization after 15 years.