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Skydance Closes Its Paramount Merger

Skydance Media's $8 billion merger with Paramount Global closed this week, ending a year of corporate drama and beginning a larger one.

Casey Winters·12 Aug·4 min

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Blumhouse Pivots to Franchise

Blumhouse built its reputation on low-budget original horror. Its 2024 slate tells a different story. The pivot is rational and also a loss.

Casey Winters·2 Oct·5 min

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Industry

A24 Raises at a $3.5 Billion Valuation

A24 has closed a funding round at a $3.5 billion valuation, roughly two and a half times its previous round. The number is the story. What the number implies is the longer story.

Casey Winters·15 Aug·5 min