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EXCLUSIVE: Jane Wiseman is departing Paramount+ where she had served as EVP and Head of Originals for 14 months, Deadline has learned. Her departure follows the exit of her former boss, Paramount Chair of Direct-To-Consumer Cindy Holland, on the eve of Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery almost a month ago. Wiseman’s team will now […]

A Tesla-SpaceX merger may be in the works, but the companies face a long road of negotiations and regulatory reviews.

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- A detailed road map for the planned integration of mi...

Smith & Nephew was in talks to combine with J&J’s orthopaedics unit but refused to agree to former CEO leading combined business

Lisa Callif talked about the implications of the deal in a fireside chat at THR’s annual Power Managers breakfast, which also hosted a conversation with UTA CEO David Kramer and honored financial guru Michael Ullman.

When “The Gilded Age” premiered in 2022, the reception was warm enough. The HBO costume drama marked creator Julian Fellowes’ highly anticipated follow-up to “Downton Abbey,” bringing his eye for aristocratic quirks across the Atlantic and delivering the requisite dose of upstairs-downstairs intrigue. But the low-stakes pleasures of selecting silverware and

“We’re doing our best to manage the change but I’m not naïve.” That was the verdict of Christina Sulebakk, who runs the newly-minted Skydance’s operation in the Nordics, Germany and Benelux, over how she is approacing the $110B merger in her territories. Sulebakk, who has been with various iterations of the newly-merged group for 15 […]

While the year-long celebrations for “Star Trek’s” 60th anniversary continue to roll on, arriving in the Eternal City this week for Rome’s MIA Market, the iconic science-fiction franchise is at an inflection point, according to Trevor Roth, COO and president of development at Roddenberry Entertainment. “Right now, ‘Star Trek’ is at a bit of a […]

Carmaker reports flat revenue and falling profits as it pivots from electric vehicles to AI

Carmaker reports flat revenue and falling profits as it pivots from electric vehicles to AI

A merger of Elon Musk’s listed companies has some logic, but other shareholders might end up with less influence than they have today

Media mogul John Malone says that the Trump administration informed Netflix that their proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would be blocked, with the streaming giant then dropping out of the bidding and clearing the way for Paramount’s purchase. At the Paley Center for Media’s International Council Summit on Wednesday, Malone said, “They were righ

Combining SpaceX and Tesla, whose stocks jumped after Musk said the companies are exploring a deal, would be the biggest corporate merger of all time.

A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger, but Elon Musk says it's not a certainty.

More than 300 university students and staff march on Parliament House to protest a controversial plan to merge three of Western Australia's four public universities.

Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday, publicly backing an idea that would create ​one ​of the most valuable companies in the ​world, worth about $3.5 trillion. While electric-vehicle maker Tesla and rocket company ⁠SpaceX were once seen as largely separate businesses, the lines between them have blurred as ⁠

Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a ‘good idea’ as the world approaches an AI singularity

Musk confirmed the long standing speculation of a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX but warned that it would be premature to assume it is happening for sure.

Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.

Musk said he isn’t a member of either special committee or involved in the talks because he’s a conflicted party under securities regulations.

Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter's third quarter earnings call Tuesday. Musk, who serves as CEO of both companies, said the special committees were formed at the request of shareholders and consist of independent directors (though he did not name them). He also […]