Deadline: Paramount Global Sees Ad Boost From Super Bowl, Paramount+ Passes 71 Million Subs In Q1, ‘Mean Girls’ & ‘Bob Marley’ Buoy Studio

Story from Deadline:

Paramount has just unleashed its first quarter financials and they look pretty promising, although all eyes are on the shakeup in the C-suite.

Deadline: Tahra Grant Promoted To Sony Pictures Entertainment EVP, Chief Communications Officer

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Sony’s SVP of Corporate Communications for the Motion Picture Group, Tahra Grant, has been upped to EVP, Chief Communcations Officer for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Deadline; It’s Official: Bob Bakish Is Out At Paramount Global, Trio Of Division Heads Form New Office Of The CEO

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Paramount Global’s CEO Bob Bakish is out. The executive who has been a presence at several iterations of the company since 1997 will exit, effective immediately.

Deadline: Peacock Raising Prices By $2 A Month This Summer, Its Second Hike In Two Years

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NBCUniversal is hiking the price of Peacock for the second time in two years, tacking $2 onto the cost of the streaming service this summer, around the time of the Paris Olympics.

Deadline: CNBC International Finds New President In Senior ITV Exec Who Was Driving Force Behind ITVX

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Deep Bagchee, a driving force behind the launch of ITVX, is exiting to become President of CNBC International.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Skydance Best And Final Offer For Paramount: Bigger Cash Infusion, Less For Shari Redstone, More For Other Shareholders

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Deadline has learned that Skydance’s offer for Paramount, said to be its last and final, includes a sweetened $3 billion cash in injection — up by at least $1 billion contemplated previously.

Hollywood Reporter: StudioCanal Launches Literary Adaptations Label StudioCanal Stories

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European production and distribution group StudioCanal has launched a new label, StudioCanal Stories, focused on book-to-screen adaptations.

RTÉ News: Two key reports on RTÉ expected shortly

Story from RTÉ News:

The Government has said it expects to receive two key reports on RTÉ very shortly.

RTÉ News: Martin says she wants to move quickly after receiving RTÉ reports

Story from RTÉ News:

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said she received three reports about RTÉ over the weekend and that she wants to move quickly on bringing them to Cabinet and acting on their recommendations.

Deadline: France’s Mediawan Buys Germany’s Leonine Studios

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France’s Mediawan has acquired Germany’s Leonine Studios.

Deadline; Bob Bakish Exit: Shock Ripples Through CBS’ WHCD Party As Paramount CEO Set To Depart – “Who Knows What’s Next?”

Story from Deadline:

Confusion and anxiety reigned at a CBS-Politico joint party today ahead of the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, with staffers shocked at news that Bob Bakish, CEO of parent Paramount Global, is set to exit abruptly as early as Monday morning.

Variety: Robert Downey Jr. Would ‘Happily’ Return to Marvel, but His ‘Avengers’ Directors Say ‘We Closed That Book’ on Iron Man After ‘Endgame’ Death

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Robert Downey Jr. elated Marvel fans earlier this month when he told Esquire magazine that he would “happily” return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark/Iron Man following his Oscar win for best supporting actor in March.

Deadline: Vice Media Promotes Stu Goldstein To Newly Created Business & Legal Affairs Top Job

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Stu Goldstein is the newly minted head of Business & Legal Affairs and General Counsel at Vice Media Group.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Bob Bakish To Step Down As Paramount Global CEO Amid Skydance Talks

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Paramount Global is set to announce as early as Monday morning that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO amid talks with Skydance and ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings that afternoon.

Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Expected to Part Ways With CEO Bob Bakish Amid Deal Talks

Story Hollywood Reporter:

The Bob Bakish era at Paramount appears to be nearing its end.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Paramount’s Bob Bakish Could Be Bounced As CEO As Skydance Talks Continue

Story from Deadline:

Board members at Paramount Global are reportedly considering the removal of CEO Bob Bakish as discussions continue with Skydance Media about a complex, multi-step merger.

Broadband TV News: Peacock doubles paid subscribers in a year

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The number of paid subscribers to Comcast’s streaming service Peacock has increased by 55% over the last 12 months.

Deadline; ‘FBI International’ Surprise: Luke Kleintank Leaving CBS Drama After Three Seasons

Story from Deadline:

So long, Scott Forrester: Luke Kleintank, one of the original cast members of FBI: International, is leaving the CBS series.

Deadline; ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ Canceled By CBS: Franchise’s First Female-Led Series Ending After 3 Seasons

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It came down to the wire, but NCIS: Hawai’i ultimately didn’t make the cut for next season at CBS.

Deadline: Comcast’s Brian Roberts Sees $35M Pay Package In 2023; Compensation For Liberty Media & AMC Networks CEOs Set As Last Proxies Trickle In

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Comcast said chairman and chief executive Brian Roberts‘ pay package for 2023 totaled $35.47 million, up from $32 million the year before.