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European shares inch up to fresh high on strong corporate updates
Irish banks take a step back ahead of a week when all three will report annual figures
Warner Bros reopens deal talks after Paramount raises bid
Move is latest twist in months long takeover battle
Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Streaming group is competing with Paramount over prized studio assets valued at €70.5bn
Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s ‘inadequate’ $108bn hostile bid
Board warns shareholders over ‘extraordinary’ amount of debt financing and $4.7bn of costs if it backs out of Netflix deal
Rally in tech stocks but shares little changed overall
Traders are navigating lighter volumes at the start of a holiday-shortened week
Warner Bros to rebuff $108bn Paramount hostile offer
Hollywood studio and streaming company open to new bid but there are doubts over Ellison family funding
Déjà vu all over again for Hollywood as Netflix throws down gauntlet
Every generation someone murders the studio system – this time it was always going to be the streamer
Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid
Chief executive David Ellison criticises Netflix’s ‘inferior proposal’
Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic data
S&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s record
Netflix agrees $83bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood
Netflix shares drop as Brazilian tax dispute hits earnings
Platform chief said company has no interest in owning legacy media networks but will evaluate opportunities to buy intellectual property
Warner Bros Discovery to launch strategic review after fielding takeover interest
HBO and CNN owner says it has received unsolicited interest from multiple parties for part or all of company
Stocks dip as markets await interest rate decisions
US Federal Reserve begins two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday
Pay, perks and CEO prerogatives
Reducing disclosure of C-suite packages under the guise of cutting red tape carries risks
The Pitt could land in Ireland next year. What is taking so long?
Noah Wyle's new medical drama is taking its time getting to the Old World
Max streaming service, home of HBO series, will launch in Ireland in early 2026
Sky Ireland customers and Now entertainment members will receive the app at no extra cost, succeeding Sky’s current deal with Warner Bros Discovery
Ryanair dominates Irish market with share buyback announcement
European stocks were flat after latest US jobless claims data helped ease concerns of slowdown
Trump shooting: Photographers capture historic moment but media bosses have a different job in mind
Evan Vucci of Associated Press, Doug Mills of the New York Times and Anna Moneymaker of Getty Images among those praised for work in Butler
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount CEOs hold exploratory merger talks
A deal could combine CNN and CBS while letting the indebted media groups cut streaming costs
Christmas market season proves it really is a marshmallow world in the winter
Planet Business: David Cameron’s return, the saga of Coyote vs Acme and a brief history of The Body Shop
Mark Thompson takes the reins in CNN at a hugely sensitive time
After a turbulent 18 months, the news network will hope to recover ground under its experienced new chief
‘In too many organisations, digital transformation operates in a strategic vacuum’
One smart move a company can make is to take digital transformation away from the IT department, an expert advises
If Netflix and Disney+ have ditched your favourite shows, here’s what’s going on
Hugh Linehan: The era of peak TV is over – so the Hollywood strikes may be a blessing for studios that were making too many programmes
Former BBC and New York Times boss Mark Thompson in talks to run CNN
Cable network has been searching for new head since Chris Licht’s ousting in June
Barbie reaches $1bn at the box office, studio says
Greta Gerwig becomes first woman to direct a billion-dollar blockbuster solo as Barbie hits landmark
Does the Barbenheimer phenomenon ring any bells?
If the box-office projections are right, the battle between Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie won’t even be close
Hollywood actors announce strike as Cillian Murphy and Oppenheimer cast walk out of premiere
Move expected to halt majority of productions and have major effects on broader LA economy
Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as negotiation deadline passes
Strike is expected to have an immediate impact on publicity efforts for the summer’s top films
You don’t need to be artistic to work in the creative arts sector
Creative industries need people to mastermind projects and business types who keep the commercial side humming
James Dean’s red jacket, Casablanca script notes, Batmobiles galore: An orgy of iconography hidden in a Hollywood barn
As Warner Brothers celebrates its centenary, our film correspondent is granted access to a revelatory, spiritual experience - the treasures of its archive
Government update on free-to-air sport review expected in ‘near future’
Catherine Martin’s consultation on major events that must be accessible without subscription closed in January 2021, but process was ‘paused’
Boeing 747, once a glamorous symbol of the jet age, lives out final years as cargo workhorse
Planet Business: The fate of the ‘Queen of the Skies’, plus UK vs Russian GDP forecasts, TikTok’s low-profile CEO, and a DC Universe reboot
Laura Slattery: Sport-averse Netflix finds itself between Chris Rock and a hard place
For broadcasters and most streamers, live sport is a key way to attract big audiences – but Netflix is on a different pitch
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