Netflix director takes the stand, recounts 5-week scramble to save sci-fi project at heart of his $11 million fraud trial

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Netflix director Carl RInsch outside of court

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MrBeast reveals where he's placing his next video bets as viewers become 'numb' to spectacles and cash giveaways

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Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, is pushing to diversify away from the spectacle videos that made him famous.

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What Hollywood's real-life drama means for you

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Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros and Netflix studios

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David Ellison says he knows the Warner Bros. Discovery board can't accept his most recent offer. Here's why.

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David Ellison's Paramount isn't giving up in its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Disney's former top dealmaker predicts what will happen next in the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer, who oversaw dealmaking for Disney, thinks the bidding war for Warner Bros. will heat up.

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A hostile streaming showdown for the future of Hollywood

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David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Trump says he just wants to 'do what's right' in the Warner deal

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Trump said he wants to "do what's right" in the Warner deal.

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Paramount's $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is big — but not the biggest-ever hostile takeover attempted

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Paramount Skydance is seeking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery at $108.4 billion in a hostile takeover attempt.

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Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with Disney to keep 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on the air through May 2027

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Jimmy Kimmel extends his contract with Disney to host 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' through 2027.

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Leaked Paramount memo reveals what CEO David Ellison told staffers about its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are battling Paramount Skydance's David Ellison for control of Warner Bros.

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