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What will David Ellison name his mega Hollywood studio? “Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery” obviously won’t work. So here are some potential options: • Skydance Corporation - putting Ellison’s own company at the center • Warner Bros. or Paramount could remain the dominant legacy name. • Or will Ellison come up with an entirely new corporate identity for the $111 billion entertainment empire? The choice could signal what he wants the company to prioritize: Hollywood history, the future of entertainment or his own Skydance DNA. THR takes a look at the naming dilemma facing Ellison as the mega-merger nears its expected October close. https://t.co/If7qFM4NoA

The fight over Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger is moving back to court. The Block the Merger coalition is asking a federal judge to reject what it calls a “weak and unenforceable” settlement, warning it fails to protect consumers, independent filmmakers, diverse storytelling and press freedom. Read more: https://t.co/HewYHb2Xby

Paramount could face a major financial penalty if it doesn’t keep enough movies in theaters under reported settlement terms for its Warner Bros. deal. The proposed agreement would require 30 theatrical releases per year, with a $30M penalty for each film the studio falls short of that target. (https://t.co/Qrw9Dzz6Or)

Keep fighting to the bitter end. I have been surprised along the way. As long as you keep fighting there is always a chance. Getting the fracking ban in NYS, one of the most important and last significant environmental and political wins for the people in the last 30 years. We fought against the enviro NGOs the fossil fuel industry, the media NYTimes et al and still won. But it means fighting to the bitter bitter end.Beyond what anyone thinks is possible.

The Paramount/Warner Brothers merger seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong. It’s troubling to hear that the states may now settle for behavioral remedies, allowing the deal to go through subject to various promises from the firms. Behavioral remedies routinely fail, and the stakes here are particularly high given that a strong democracy requires open markets for sound journalism and creative expression. The states were right to step up, and I hope they keep fighting to protect this market, its workers, and the millions of Americans who value a free press and a vibrant film industry.

Exclusive: A plan that would hold Warner Bros. Discovery separate from Paramount through the end of potential litigation could be the key to ending Paramount’s standoff with California Attorney General Rob Bonta. A "hold separate" agreement would allow the merger to move forward while the lawsuit continues, with one insider saying, “It will be done by Tuesday.” Read more: https://t.co/p8zU9MbSdO