The US Justice Department's competition division has approved the upcoming acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance for $111 billion. The antitrust division concluded the deal would not harm competition or consumers, and could even increase competition in the media and entertainment sector.
Author reflects on Marjane Satrapi's impact on comics, her legacy, and personal connection after hearing of her death on June 4.
Die iranisch-französische Comiczeichnerin und Regisseurin Marjane Satrapi ist im Alter von 56 Jahren in Paris gestorben. Sie wurde weltberühmt mit ihrem Comic "Persepolis", der ihre Jugend im Iran während und nach der islamischen Revolution schildert. Satrapi lehnte 2025 die französische Ehrenlegion ab und kritisierte die Haltung Frankreichs gegenüber iranischen Dissidenten.
Byron Allen's 'Comics Unleashed' will replace Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' on CBS, with Allen paying the network for the 11:35 pm slot. Allen also recently acquired a majority stake in BuzzFeed.
Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" concluded its run as the No. 1 late-night show, replaced by "Comics Unleashed." The finale featured guests like Paul McCartney, Jon Stewart, and the "Strike Force Five" hosts, reflecting on the show's legacy and the changing media landscape.
Das EU-Gericht hat entschieden, dass der Name 'Obelix' aufgrund seiner Bekanntheit durch die Comicreihe 'Asterix und Obelix' eine spätere Markeneintragung für Waffen und Sprengstoff durch ein polnisches Rüstungsunternehmen blockieren kann.
Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to comeBuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer that was once valued as high as $1.7bn amid a private equity-funded wave of interest in websites that generated massive amounts of online traffic in the 2010s, has finally changed hands for $120m.On Monday, the company announced that a controlling stake in the company has been sold to media entrepreneur Byron Allen. Allen, who often makes large, sometimes unsolicited bids for media companies, is also an on-screen personality in addition to controlling his Allen Media Group conglomerate, which owns networks including The Weather Channel. Allen’s show, Comics Unleashed, will replace the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS’s schedule starting later this month. Continue reading...
