Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ Bringing Entertainment Home Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:48:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-mpn-favicon-32x32.gif Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ 32 32 Disney Gives Greenlight to ‘Zombies 5’ for Disney+, Disney Channel https://www.mediaplaynews.com/disney-gives-greenlight-to-zombies-5-for-disney-disney-channel/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/disney-gives-greenlight-to-zombies-5-for-disney-disney-channel/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:45:17 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333777 A fifth installment of the “Zombies” Disney movie franchise has been greenlit for Disney+ and the Disney Channel with Malachi Barton and Freya Skye set to return to their roles as Victor and Nova. Zombies 5 will begin production this spring in New Zealand and an official title will be announced at a later date. … Continue reading "Disney Gives Greenlight to ‘Zombies 5’ for Disney+, Disney Channel"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/disney-gives-greenlight-to-zombies-5-for-disney-disney-channel/feed/ 0 Paramount Boss David Ellison Says His Favorite HBO Show is ‘Game of Thrones’ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-boss-david-ellison-says-his-favorite-hbo-show-is-game-of-thrones/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-boss-david-ellison-says-his-favorite-hbo-show-is-game-of-thrones/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:49:35 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333762 The recently concluded $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery auction could be viewed by some as having elements of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” without the bloodshed, sex or fire-breathing dragons. Media reports have suggested that the combined Paramount-WBD is now the newly united “Kingdom” attempting to defend its territory against the tech “invaders,” such as Apple, … Continue reading "Paramount Boss David Ellison Says His Favorite HBO Show is ‘Game of Thrones’"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-boss-david-ellison-says-his-favorite-hbo-show-is-game-of-thrones/feed/ 0 Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-says-6-billion-in-expected-cost-synergies-acquiring-wbd-will-not-include-layoffs-or-content-production-reduction/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-says-6-billion-in-expected-cost-synergies-acquiring-wbd-will-not-include-layoffs-or-content-production-reduction/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:44:39 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333752 Following the $110.9 billion enterprise value acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance is facing $79 billion in net debt upon closing of the massive media transaction. To help cut that debt, Paramount is eyeing upwards of $6 billion in cost synergies over the first three years of the merger — cost cutting that will … Continue reading "Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-says-6-billion-in-expected-cost-synergies-acquiring-wbd-will-not-include-layoffs-or-content-production-reduction/feed/ 0 Jason Statham Actioner ‘Shelter’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 1 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/jason-statham-actioner-shelter-tops-weekly-fandango-at-home-chart-through-march-1/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/jason-statham-actioner-shelter-tops-weekly-fandango-at-home-chart-through-march-1/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:52:56 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333741 The Jason Statham actioner Shelter led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended March 1. In the action thriller, available for premium digital rental and sale, Statham plays a former British government assassin living in isolation off the coast of Scotland who is forced back into violent confrontation … Continue reading "Jason Statham Actioner ‘Shelter’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 1"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/jason-statham-actioner-shelter-tops-weekly-fandango-at-home-chart-through-march-1/feed/ 0 Netflix to Stream Harry Styles Concert From Manchester, England on March 8 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflix-to-stream-harry-styles-concert-from-manchester-england-on-march-8/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflix-to-stream-harry-styles-concert-from-manchester-england-on-march-8/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333733 British singer, songwriter, actor Harry Styles is set to perform on Netflix on March 8 — Styles’ first live concert to appear on any streaming platform. Styles is performing his fourth studio album — Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally — on March 6 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Netflix is streaming the concert … Continue reading "Netflix to Stream Harry Styles Concert From Manchester, England on March 8"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflix-to-stream-harry-styles-concert-from-manchester-england-on-march-8/feed/ 0 Netflix’s Ted Sarandos: We Were Dealing With ‘Unusual, Irrational’ Competitor in WBD Sweepstakes https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflixs-ted-sarandos-we-were-dealing-with-unusual-irrational-competitor-in-wbd-sweepstakes/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflixs-ted-sarandos-we-were-dealing-with-unusual-irrational-competitor-in-wbd-sweepstakes/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:36:22 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333713 On the heels of Netflix declining to match Paramount Skydance’s $31-per-share all-cash ($110.9 billion equity value) bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the decision to walk away was not a difficult one. “We definitely wanted this asset; We didn’t need it,” Sarandos told Bloomberg News in an interview. Paramount is now … Continue reading "Netflix’s Ted Sarandos: We Were Dealing With ‘Unusual, Irrational’ Competitor in WBD Sweepstakes"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflixs-ted-sarandos-we-were-dealing-with-unusual-irrational-competitor-in-wbd-sweepstakes/feed/ 0 CEO David Ellison: Paramount+, HBO Max Combining Into One Streaming Platform With HBO Brand to Remain Separate https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ceo-david-ellison-paramount-plus-hbo-max-combining-into-one-streaming-platform-with-hbo-brand-to-remain-separate/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ceo-david-ellison-paramount-plus-hbo-max-combining-into-one-streaming-platform-with-hbo-brand-to-remain-separate/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:10:34 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333697 Paramount Skydance plans to combine the Paramount+ and HBO Max subscription streaming services into one platform upon closing of Paramount’s $76.9 billion ($110.9 billion enterprise value) merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Speaking on a special March 2 investor call, Paramount CEO David Ellison said he planned to allow the HBO brand, currently run by CEO … Continue reading "CEO David Ellison: Paramount+, HBO Max Combining Into One Streaming Platform With HBO Brand to Remain Separate"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ceo-david-ellison-paramount-plus-hbo-max-combining-into-one-streaming-platform-with-hbo-brand-to-remain-separate/feed/ 0 Fast Forward Awards 2026: Chris McGurk — Master of Reinvention https://www.mediaplaynews.com/fast-forward-awards-2026-chris-mcgurk-master-of-reinvention/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/fast-forward-awards-2026-chris-mcgurk-master-of-reinvention/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:34 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333473 Chris McGurk arrives right on time for an  interview at his reserved table at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s iconic Polo Lounge. It’s been his preferred meeting space for years, dating back to when he and his family used to live a few houses down Crescent Drive on the other side of Sunset Boulevard in the … Continue reading "Fast Forward Awards 2026: Chris McGurk — Master of Reinvention"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/fast-forward-awards-2026-chris-mcgurk-master-of-reinvention/feed/ 0 Reinventing a Studio https://www.mediaplaynews.com/reinventing-a-studio/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/reinventing-a-studio/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333605 Hollywood loves reinvention stories, but few executives have executed one as thoroughly — or as pragmatically — as Chris McGurk. Having spent decades running legacy studios including Universal Pictures, MGM and Overture Films, McGurk now finds himself on the other side of the equation: building a modern entertainment company, with technology not as an accessory, … Continue reading "Reinventing a Studio"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/reinventing-a-studio/feed/ 0 SAG Throws Wrinkle Into Oscar Race, Gives Actor Awards to ‘Sinners,’ Michael B. Jordan https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sag-throws-wrinkle-into-oscar-race-gives-actor-awards-to-sinners-michael-b-jordan/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sag-throws-wrinkle-into-oscar-race-gives-actor-awards-to-sinners-michael-b-jordan/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:05:41 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333671 The 32nd Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA, handed out March 1 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and live-streamed on Netflix, re-framed some of the conventional awards-season thinking with two weeks to go before the Academy Awards. Formerly known as the SAG Awards before this year, and the Actor Awards are presented by the … Continue reading "SAG Throws Wrinkle Into Oscar Race, Gives Actor Awards to ‘Sinners,’ Michael B. Jordan"

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