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Ellisons Could Soon Control a Massive Media Empire

Deal would unite Oracle, TikTok stake, CBS, CNN, and HBO

(Newser) - One of tech's elder statesmen and his once-minor studio-owner son are suddenly on the verge of becoming Hollywood's next power family. If Oracle founder Larry Ellison and his son David complete a deal to bolt Warner Bros. Discovery onto Paramount Skydance, which was created in an August merger,...

Jake Tapper Reported Live on CNN's Fate

He said they had breaking news that 'affects everybody I'm looking at right now in the studio'

(Newser) - Jake Tapper found himself delivering news about his own employer on Thursday, live and in real time. Returning from a break on CNN's The Lead, he told viewers—and the studio staff—that Paramount Skydance is now poised to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company, after...

Netflix Won't Call Rival Offer, Leaving Warner to Paramount

Co-CEOs say company was never a 'must have'

(Newser) - Netflix dropped its effort to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, clearing the way for a rival offer led by Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison. The streaming giant said Thursday it will not increase its bid to match a higher proposal from Paramount after the Warner Bros. Discovery board earlier...

Trump Threatens Netflix Over Susan Rice's Board Seat

Trump calls for Democrat to be removed

(Newser) - President Trump is apparently trying to force changes to Netflix's boardroom, the Guardian reports. In a Truth Social post, the president demanded the company drop Susan Rice from its board or "face the consequences," blasting the former Obama and Biden administration official as a "political hack"...

The Wire Actor James Ransone Dies at 46

Actor also known for It: Chapter Two and Generation Kill

(Newser) - James Ransone, best known for his turn as troubled dockworker Ziggy Sobotka on The Wire, has died at 46, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Authorities said the actor died by hanging on Friday, Variety reports. Deadline reports that his wife, Jamie McPhee, wrote on Instagram , "I...

Vice Principals Star Kimberly Hebert Gregory Dead at 52
Vice Principals
Star Dead at 52
Oct 6, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Vice Principals Star Dead at 52

Kimberly Hebert Gregory remembered for roles in TV, film, and animation

(Newser) - Kimberly Hébert Gregory, best known for her standout performance as Dr. Belinda Brown on HBO's Vice Principals, died Friday at age 52. The news was confirmed by her ex-husband, Chester Gregory, on Instagram over the weekend, per the Hollywood Reporter ; he did not disclose a cause of...

Louis CK to Make First TV Appearance in 8 Years

Maher interview follows appearance at Saudi festival

(Newser) - Louis CK is set to make his first TV interview appearance in over eight years, sitting down for a Friday interview on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher. The booking marks a major return to mainstream visibility for the comedian, who largely vanished from television after admitting in...

HBO Star Hears Her Fate After Going 'On the Run' With Chimp

Tonia Haddix of Chimp Crazy gets almost 4 years in prison after lying about animal's death

(Newser) - A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series Chimp Crazy has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised...

Billy Joel's Mandate for New HBO Doc: 'Just Tell the Truth'

The 2-part film explores the star's music, life, and enduring influence

(Newser) - Billy Joel famously returned a multimillion-dollar book advance in 2011, declaring that his story was best told through music, not memoirs. Now, HBO's new two-part documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, seeks to honor that preference while still offering an unflinching look at Joel's life and...

Larry David, Barack Obama Team Up for HBO Comedy

'Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David,' former president says

(Newser) - "I've sat across the table from some of the world's most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems," Barack Obama says. "Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David." The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator is returning to HBO for...

John Oliver's 'Stupidity' Will Rebrand Minor League Team

Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie SeaWolves to be renamed Erie Moon Mammoths for some games

(Newser) - The Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie SeaWolves will soon be called the Erie Moon Mammoths—at least for a few games—after being picked by John Oliver of HBO's Last Week Tonight. Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and promotions of minor league baseball teams, announcing: "We...

The Late Paul 'Pee-wee' Reubens Defends Himself
The Late Paul
'Pee-wee' Reubens
Defends Himself
in case you missed it
May 31, 2025 12:32 PM CDT

The Late Paul 'Pee-wee' Reubens Defends Himself

'Everything I did and wrote, was based in love,' star says in final audio clip for HBO docuseries

(Newser) - "Death is just so final," the late Paul Reubens says in a trailer for a self-narrated docuseries that debuted Friday. "To be able to get your message in at the last minute is incredible." That's what Reubens, better known by his character Pee-wee Herman, pulls...

Well, the Max Rebrand Didn't Last Long

We're back to HBO Max after only 2 years

(Newser) - There are rebrands, and then there are rebrands for the sake of rebranding that don't work particularly well. As Variety reports, such is the case of the former HBO Max, reborn as the more simple Max, and now once again HBO Max. Parent company Warner Bros. Discover announced the...

White Lotus Composer Says He's Leaving

Cristobal Tapia de Veer says he, showrunner Mike White had creative differences over theme songs

(Newser) - If you've been enjoying the frenetic, heart-thumping theme songs accompanying the three seasons of The White Lotus, set for its 90-minute season finale on Sunday, you're not alone. The New York Times calls Emmy winner Cristobal Tapia de Veer's music "one of the breakout stars of...

Duke: White Lotus Went 'Too Far' With References

University especially didn't appreciate actor Jason Isaacs' suicide-themed scene while wearing Duke T-shirt

(Newser) - This season of HBO's The White Lotus has spurred quite a bit of water cooler buzz with some of its "crazy" plot twists , but Duke University isn't thrilled to be part of that conversation. One of the families portrayed on the show—the Ratliffs, played by Jason...

'Visionary' Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dies
Founder of HBO,
Cablevision Dead at 98
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Dec 30, 2024 1:45 PM CST

Founder of HBO, Cablevision Dead at 98

Charles Dolan was a 'visionary,' family says

(Newser) - Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent US media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. A statement issued by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reports. "It is with deep sorrow that we announce...

A Piece of Game of Thrones History Could Be Yours
Someone Just
Paid $1.49M
for the
Iron Throne
UPDATED
Oct 14, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

Someone Just Paid $1.49M for the Iron Throne

Hundreds of props from HBO's classic Game of Thrones sold on the auction block

(Newser) - Game of Thrones fans came out in droves over the weekend to bid on more than 900 costumes, props, and other items from the series in an auction that raked in $21.1 million, the AP reports. The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied...

Guy Identified by HBO Film as Bitcoin Inventor: Nope, Not Me

Canadian Peter Todd denies being person who created the cryptocurrency

(Newser) - The creator of an HBO documentary that began streaming on Tuesday had promised to shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in cryptocurrency—the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym for the unknown inventor of bitcoin. Now that Cullen Hoback's Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery is officially...

Documentary Promises to Reveal Bitcoin Mystery

Soon-to-stream HBO film sets off much speculation in world of crypto

(Newser) - An HBO documentary that begins streaming on Tuesday promises to resolve one of the biggest mysteries in the world of cryptocurrency—the creator of bitcoin. Emmy-winning filmmaker Cullen Hoback tells CNN he and his team not only discovered the true identity of the person—or persons—known by the pseudonym...

George RR Martin Blasts 'Toxic' House of the Dragon Plot Moves

Author warns of 'larger and more toxic butterflies to come' in deleted blog post

(Newser) - Author George RR Martin voiced his displeasure at aspects of HBO's House of the Dragon on Wednesday, and warned of "larger and more toxic butterflies to come," prompting HBO to respond. Martin first said he would describe "everything that's gone wrong" with the hit Game ...

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