Entertainment
Hollywood Mergers and Acquisitions
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are set to merge, with Paramount chief David Ellison finally securing the deal after a year-long legal battle. Meanwhile, 20th Century Studios acquired the horror package 'Every House Is Haunted' from Netflix, and Prime Video is releasing the 'Barbershop' comedy series.
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Deadline
Prime Video has set a winter premiere date for Barbershop, starring Jermaine Fowler. It’s upcoming comedy series inspired by the film franchise will launch with all eight episodes on February 10, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The streamer also
2026-09-30 19:23 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: After acquiring Jason Pagan and Andrew Deutschman’s genre script Every House Is Haunted, based on the Ian Rogers short story “The House on Ashley Avenue,” in 2021, Netflix has sold the project to 20th Century Studios. Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, the filmmaking duo be
2026-09-30 19:30 UTC
Variety
Paramount chief David Ellison, after a fierce year-long battle, is finally about to get his hands on Warner Bros. Discovery — in the most expensive takeover in Hollywood history. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing the antitrust case aimed at blocking t
2026-09-30 19:32 UTC