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Senate Democrats urged the FCC to subject the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery transaction’s foreign equity syndication to full-commission scrutiny; disclosed foreign ownership would total 49.5% including Gulf sovereign funds and raised concerns about press freedom and influence while Paramount says the Ellison family retains voting control and Team Telecom/CFIUS reviews are underway.
Neon’s Decal is in pole position to acquire U.S. distribution for the Cliffhanger reboot after Row K’s troubles; the pic was previously an eight-figure Row K pickup, Row K may remain involved, and a release window could move from Aug 2026 into early 2027.
$70.2M Q4 net profit and $906.5M revenue; motion picture revenue rose to $652M helped by The Housemaid’s ~$400M global box office and strong ancillary library performance; Lionsgate is advancing sequels, live-stage adaptation and a Dec. 17, 2027 Paul Feig-directed Housemaid sequel while predicting further upside from Michael and expanded episodic deliveries.
A24 wrapped production on Dev Patel’s revenge-action thriller The Peasant, marking the company’s first shoot in India; Patel directed and co-wrote, A24 holds global rights, and the pic was produced with Thunder Road and Patel’s Minor Realm across multiple Indian states.
CRTC; streamers must contribute 15% of Canadian revenue (~C$2B/year target, ≈US$1.46B) toward Canadian and Indigenous content; discoverability rules for platforms also mandated; MPA condemns move as discriminatory and warns of trade and investment impacts.
20th Century Studios has tapped Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) to direct a Choose Your Own Adventure feature adaptation, with Tom Bissell scripting; the move places a proven horror-capable duo on an IP with multi-genre franchise potential.
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