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David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance speaks on stage during New York Upfront Partnership Event 2026 at Storied NYC on April 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Paramount)

Paramount CEO threatens to relocate

Troy Farah
A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could mean fewer originals like "Diarra From Detroit" reaching audiences. (Illustration by Salon / Paramount+ / Getty Images / Justin Sullivan / AaronP / Bauer-Griffin)

The TV shows a media merger could erase

Melanie McFarland
The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will accelerate the decline of entertainment (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

MAGA merger will make movies boring

Amanda Marcotte
The Paramount Pictures logo is displayed on the water tower in Los Angeles, California, on February 17, 2026. Paramount Skydance attempts a hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. (Photo by Michael Yanow/Nur/Photo via Getty Images)

States sue to block Paramount-WB merger

Alex Galbraith
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch at New York City Center on May 11, 2026. (FOX via Getty Images)

Right-wing media wins the streaming wars

Sophia Tesfaye
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca" (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

A one-time cinematic vandal, vindicated

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump demands Netflix oust Rice

Alex Galbraith
Jared Kushner at a press conference in Israel on Oct. 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Kushner is at the center of corruption

Sophia Tesfaye
Singer Chris Brown performs onstage during the 'One of Them Ones Tour' at The Kia Forum on August 26, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Chris Brown sues Warner Bros. over doc

Nardos Haile
Jon Stewart in the “Globalization” episode of season two of “The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)

Jon Stewart was destined to quit Apple

Melanie McFarland
American actor Humphrey Bogart and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman on the set of Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Will TCM be gone with the wind?

Melanie McFarland
Matt Bomer in "Doom Patrol" (Dan McFadden/HBO Max)

Can Doom Patrol survive DC's new regime?

Melanie McFarland
Hacks | Our Flag Means Death | Peacemaker (Photo illustration by Salon/Karen Ballard/Aaron Epstein/Katie Yu/HBO Max)

Is your favorite HBO Max show safe?

Melanie McFarland