Paramount-WBD Merger Will Mean Job Cuts, Lawsuits: L.A. County Report

Paramount-WBD Merger Will Mean Job Cuts, Lawsuits: L.A. County Report

With worrying numbers about potential L.A. job losses and other economic impacts resulting from a Paramount-Warner Bos Discovery merger, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has just put its thumb on the scale of a possible state attorneys general’s legal action against David Ellison‘s pending $111 billion deal. “The merger places about 2,495 jobs…

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Tay Keith, Grammy-Nominated Producer, Found Dead in Apartment at 29

Tay Keith, Grammy-Nominated Producer, Found Dead in Apartment at 29

The music industry is in mourning. Tay Keith—the renowned hip-hop producer behind certified diamond hit songs like Travis Scott‘s “Sicko Mode”—was found dead in his apartment on June 18, per Tennessee law enforcement. He was 29. “No foul play is suspected,” Metro Nashville PD indicated in a statement released on Twitter. “He was found dead…

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Switchboard Acquires Five Shorts Including ‘This Is Private’

Switchboard Acquires Five Shorts Including ‘This Is Private’

EXCLUSIVE: Switchboard, fresh from striking a first-look deal with Hulu, has acquired a slew of short films and has hired an executive to oversee its narrative fiction projects. The company, which was founded by Call Me Cleo and Beanie Mania producer Celia Aniskovich, has acquired five films: A Pocket Guide To Pigeon Watching, This Is Private, Community Theater, Mary The…

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John Legend, L.A. Times Short Docs Partner On ‘I Got My Brother’

John Legend, L.A. Times Short Docs Partner On ‘I Got My Brother’

EXCLUSIVE: EGOT-winner John Legend and L.A. Times Short Docs are partnering to release the documentary I Got My Brother today, on Juneteenth, a film about the bond between siblings Jarrett and Baylon Harper. The SXSW-winning short directed by Victor Gabriel is now streaming on the L.A. Times’ YouTube channel as well as at latimes.com. The…

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Sam Register On How Webtoon Partnership Will Fuel Warner Bros. Animation’s Push For YA Streaming Hits

Sam Register On How Webtoon Partnership Will Fuel Warner Bros. Animation’s Push For YA Streaming Hits

Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register says partnering with Webtoon Entertainment will power up its push into streamer-friendly YA animation. Register and Webtoon Entertainment’s CFO David J. Lee spoke to Deadline at the recent Vancouver Web Summit and as they unveiled new shows they are co-developing. “We are blessed with an amazing library of content;…

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