Co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau's franchise expansion is too enamored with "Star Trek" nostalgia and too detached from its teen drama subgenre. At least Holly Hunter is having fun.

Paramount Skydance discussed its hostile $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with French President Emmanuel Macron this week as the company seeks support from European officials, Bloomberg reported Thursday, after Paramount said it would launch a proxy fight to prevent a merger with Netflix.

Wall Street analysts have speculated that Paramount will eventually surpass the $30 threshold to win support for its proposal to acquire all of WBD, including CNN. But for now, WBD continues to say that its existing deal to sell Warner Bros. and HBO (but not CNN or other cable assets) to Netflix is in the shareholders’ best interests.

"No American wants foreign governments lurking behind the screen — quietly accessing personal data or influencing what families watch every night," California Rep. Sam Liccardo says

Paramount Skydance on Wednesday named Dennis Cinelli as its chief financial officer, effective January 15, replacing interim CFO Andrew Warren.

Paramount Skydance Corp.’s leadership has held talks in recent days with French President Emmanuel Macron amid a European charm offensive to garner support for its $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros.

A judge ruled Paramount hasn't identified “irreparable harm” to itself as a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder and denied a motion to expedite disclosure.