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11:40 AM ET, March 2, 2026

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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M+ subscribers, but will let HBO “operate with independence”  —  Paramount Skydance plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service, upon the completion …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Paramount President Jeff Shell was absent on Monday's WBD investor call, sources say amid an internal probe that he leaked details about a UFC deal in 2025  —  Paramount President Jeff Shell, a key member of the management team during the company's pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery …
Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
David Ellison says Paramount's deal for WBD will leave the combined company with ~$79B in net debt; Paramount's offer includes $47B in equity and $54B in debt  —  Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) CEO David Ellison said on Monday its deal for Warner Bros will leave the combined company …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Q&A with Ted Sarandos on the scenario planning Netflix did before Paramount's final WBD bid, how Paramount's deal closing could lead to cuts of $16B+, and more  —  When Netflix Inc. dropped out of the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Feb. 26, the news came as a surprise to many in Hollywood.
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Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix actually won by walking away from the WBD bid, collecting a $2.8B termination fee and driving up the price and debt load of the Paramount-WBD merger
Bloomberg:
How Paramount's David Ellison deployed financial backing and political lobbying, including his well-connected chief legal adviser, to beat Netflix and win WBD
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount agrees to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, paying $31 per share in cash, giving WBD an enterprise value of $110B
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Inside the Podcast Business Summit and interviews with Kara Swisher, Adam Friedland, and others about how video podcasts won over audio, paywalls, ads, and more  —  The six biggest takeaways from this week's podcast business summit  —  Welcome back to Soundbite.  This week has been a doozy.
Discussion: Forbes, Podglomerate and Podnews
Max Tani / Semafor:
How CBS News' right-leaning, pro-Israel editorial leadership is covering the Iran crisis; Bari Weiss' outspoken approach led to her reposting false information  —  The News  —  Bari Weiss has long held a strong point of view on US policy toward Iran.  Now she's testing to what extent …
Jordyn Holman / New York Times:
Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more  —  Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects …
New York Times:
An interview with Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr, who have helmed 7News Perth's nightly TV news for 40+ years and are the world's longest-serving news anchor team  —  On a sunny recent afternoon, Rick Ardon was having trouble picking out the right tie.  —  His first choice was vetoed as …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Tourettes Action, a leading Tourette's charity, criticizes an SNL sketch that used Tourette's syndrome to satirize the controversies of celebs like Mel Gibson  —  In the PSA-style skit titled 'Tourette's,' a host of celebrities, including J.K. Rowling, Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Louis C.K. …
Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Houston Chronicle executives and local creator Shawn Singh on partnering with creators, who the outlet sees as “freelancers for the digital age”  —  “We are thinking of creators almost as, like, freelancers for the digital age.”  —  Earlier this month …
 
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Henry Dyer / The Guardian:
UK minister Josh Simons resigns over allegations that a think tank he led has probed some journalists and falsely linked them to a “pro-Kremlin” network
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The FCC approves Charter's $34.5B merger with Cox, combining cable, fiber, and cloud units, and taking the Cox name and using Spectrum for consumer business
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Memo: another CBS News producer leaves, after 46 years, and says, “We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum”
CNN:
CNN employees and viewers have serious concerns about whether Ellison will uphold CNN's editorial independence amid severe political pressure
 

 
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Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
SpaceX raises $75B in the biggest-ever IPO, pricing 555.6M shares at $135 each, giving it a market value of $1.77T

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Oracle warns customers of a critical PeopleSoft flaw after ShinyHunters claimed breaches of 100+ organizations using PeopleSoft; Oracle has not issued a patch

Christopher Dring / The Game Business:
Q&A with Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball about returning to console-exclusive releases, how using in-game ads could offset development costs, and more
 
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