David Ellison – California Globe

Paramount’s California Exit Threat Is Not a Hypothetical and Will Cause Real Economic Woes

September 15, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 15, 2026 2:31 am

California is about to find out what it costs to pick a fight with one of the last major studios still planted in the dirt of Los Angeles while then acting shocked when the studio looks at Georgia, Tennessee, and...

California’s Paramount Contradiction: Tax Credits for the Company It Is Suing

August 20, 2026 6:16 amAugust 20, 2026 6:17 am

California has a peculiar way of doing business. Even as Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general wage legal war to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Golden State is handing...

Aaron Ford’s Role in Paramount Blockade Raises Netflix Influence Questions

August 17, 2026 10:13 amAugust 17, 2026 10:13 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s decision to join a 12-state coalition suing to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery looked, at first glance, like a routine antitrust action. Closer examination of the players, funding, and beneficiaries suggests...

Subscribers Check Paramount’s Hubris with a Lawsuit

May 4, 2026 11:00 amMay 4, 2026 11:01 am

A few weeks ago, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders rubber-stamped Paramount’s $111 billion takeover. However, the Hollywood giant’s carefully scripted narrative of inevitable victory has hit a very public wall. A group of Paramount+ and cable subscribers has filed a federal...

Paramount Begs FCC for Green Light on Middle Eastern Sovereign Funds

April 30, 2026 8:14 amApril 30, 2026 8:14 am

Just days after Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders gave the nod to Paramount Global’s $111 billion takeover, the Hollywood giant has already raced to the Federal Communications Commission with a petition seeking formal approval for nearly half a billion dollars in...