This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sep 12 – Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) shares surged about 29% Thursday and 10% on early Friday trading after reports that Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) is preparing a majority-cash offer for the media company, according to a Thursday report. The proposed bid would target WBD’s entire business, the film studio,…
Erik Gruenwedel September 9, 2025 CBS Sports is beginning its 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League soccer season coverage on Sept. 16 with a special three-day opening week. All UEFA matches will stream live on Paramount+ and select matches during the League Phase will air on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network. Paramount+ will also…
“Oh yeah, Labubus are demonic.” Perhaps on any other show at this time in America, that quip from a school teachers meeting would be the takeaway. However, on South Park tonight between Fox News‘ obsession with Donald Trump and Satan’s sex life, Jesus as a failed guidance counselor, mini-VP JD Vance as a soft tuxedoed…
South Park hit yet another home run with Season 27’s continued jokes about the Trump administration. The second episode of Season 27 drew 6.2M global multi-platform viewers across Comedy Central and Paramount+ in its first three days, Paramount Global said Wednesday. That’s a slight uptick from the premiere episode, which reached nearly 6M viewers in…
TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is going for the belt with a $7.7 billion media rights deal with Paramount (PARA) to stream UFC events, combined with a recent WWE agreement with Disney’s (DIS) ESPN. The company’s stock surged 10% on Monday following the announcement. Its stock is up 26% in 2025 and 50% in the past…
UFC is coming to Paramount+ and CBS in 2026. The company reportedly agreed to an astounding seven-year, $7.7 billion contract with the company, per multiple reports. Dana White confirmed the move in a post on Instagram, saying it “puts UFC amongst the biggest sports in the world.” Advertisement His full statement read: “This historic deal…
In a nod and head butt to Donald Trump and masked ICE abductions of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, South Park was very relevant tonight. Just ask Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “A few years ago I had to put my puppy down by shooting it in the face, because…
From Beatlemania in the 1960s to Taylor Swift’s seemingly permanent residence on today’s Billboard charts, pop culture fandoms can drive real business. Take the cult classic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While its final season wrapped more than 20 years ago, Buffy and its spinoff series Angel have made over $120 million for Hulu…
RuPaul’s Drag Race global superstars Violet Chachki and Gottmik are hitting the road with The Knockout Tour, a three-month joint tour, starting on September 12 in Atlanta, GA and running through December 12 in Nashville, TN. To announce these dates and set expectations for the tour — which is reaching 50 cities across the U.S….
Upon closing of Paramount Global and Skydance Media’s $8 billion merger, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison will hold a minority voting interest of approximately 35.5% in the combined company. When Skydance first submitted its broadcast license transfer application to the FCC in September, the initial filing stated that the Skydance investor consortium would hold…