Gary Bettman Speaks His Mind on $110B Paramount-WBD Merger - "Potentially Very Good for Us"
Fontana emphasized rejuvenating the union health plan and addressing residuals while opposing the Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, amid ongoing industry strikes.
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WGA East President Tom Fontana Talks AMPTP Negotiations & Paramount-WBD Merger At WGA Awards: “Democracy Is At Stake”
Two days after the writers unions released their pattern of demands for upcoming negotiations with the major studios, WGA East President Tom Fontana weighed in on the state of things during a brief conversation with Deadline at the 78th annual Writers Guild Awards on Sunday. “Obviously, healthcare is really important,” Fontana said, reiterating that rejuvenating the unions’ health plan fund will be among the top priorities this bargaining cycl…
Gary Bettman: Paramount-WBD merger potentially 'very good' for NHL
There are many downstream effects of the impending merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, for both sports media and the entertainment industry broadly speaking. But one thing that will almost assuredly happen as a result of the merger is the co-mingling of CBS Sports and TNT Sports properties on each other’s networks. Paramount CEO David Ellison has already alluded to this reality when discussing the UFC, which made its CBS debut on Sat…
NHL's Bettman cautious about NFL, optimistic about Paramount-WBD
The following article "NHL’s Bettman cautious about NFL, optimistic about Paramount-WBD" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is keenly aware of the impact the NFL’s early negotiations could have on the media rights market ahead of his own league’s renegotiations. In an interview with John Ourand on Puck’s “The Varsity” podcast, Bettman said the timing of the NHL’s media rights negotiations will depend in part…
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