Entertainment
Media Mergers and Awards
The Justice Department has approved the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, while Aardman Animations' founders were knighted in King Charles’ Birthday Honors.
Coverage timeline — 3 articles
NPR
The decision paves the way for a proposed $110 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN.
2026-06-12 22:29 UTC
Variety
Amazon MGM Studios and Warner Bros. veteran Adam Keen has founded Agenda Collective, a new full-service entertainment PR firm, designed to support across film, TV, corporate and awards campaigns. Agenda Collective officially enters the market after a strategic buildout period, working with clients i
2026-06-12 22:30 UTC
Variety
Arise Sir Peter Lord and David Sproxton, but very slowly, just a little bit at a time. The founders of Aardman Animations, the legendary stop-motion pioneers behind “Wallace and Gromit,” “Shaun the Sheep” and “Chicken Run,” have been knighted in King Charles’
2026-06-12 22:36 UTC