35: Streaming Into the Void – March 20, 2022 – Mergers and Acquisitions… again
This week: Streaming continues to lead to consolidation in Hollywood.
Show Notes
Discovery’s bid to merge with WarnerMedia wins final government approval – CNN
Discovery Raising $30 Billion In Debt Sale To Fund WarnerMedia Merger – Deadline
Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia acquisition | Reuters
Discovery CEO David Zaslav received walloping $246.6 million pay package in 2021 – MarketWatch
Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel “Not Nervous” About Warner Bros Discovery Streaming Plans – Deadline
HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger | TechCrunch
Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM
Fremantle Takes Stake in ‘Bosch’ Producer Fabel Entertainment – Variety
Consortium Including Elliott in Advanced Talks to Buy Nielsen Holdings – jetcomint.com
Netflix acquires another developer to build ‘world class games’ – The Verge
Nippon TV and Disney Strike Local Content and Co-Production Deal – Variety
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