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Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives with US Senator Lindsey Graham, before US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, on February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 24, 2026, 9:50 am
What a Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could mean, including for coverage of Israel
Deal would put CNN, CBS under same roof, as critics warn about industry’s consolidation; Paramount CEO David Ellison insists editorial independence ‘will absolutely be maintained’
By AP and Luke Tress
'The White Lotus' from HBO Max, the streaming service launching in Israel on January 13, 2026. (Courtesy HBO)
January 1, 2026, 1:26 pm
HBO Max streaming to launch in Israel this month
The Warner Bros. Discovery service arrives in the Jewish state with two monthly subscription plan options for viewers
By Jessica Steinberg
Netflix's headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California, on December 5, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 9:12 pm
Netflix to buy Warner Bros’ film and streaming businesses for $72 billion
The deal, likely to face antitrust scrutiny, comes after bidding war with Comcast and Paramaount Skydance for classic studio that sits on century’s worth of content
By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski
Alex Edelman at an opening night performance of 'Just For Us' at Mark Taper Forum on November 11, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
April 11, 2024, 2:03 am
As Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’ hits HBO and Max, antisemitism is again in the spotlight
Jewish comedian’s 2018 special about attending white supremacist meeting premiered before worst antisemitic attack in US history; streaming debut comes 6 months after Oct. 7
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
May 19, 2022, 4:08 am
Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ a cartoon about a shtetl of fools
Special to look at village popular in Jewish folklore as a land populated and governed entirely by idiots, who solve problems in a hilarious counterintuitive fashion
By Andrew Lapin
Rapper Nissim Baruch Black is now a fixture on Israel's streets. (Courtesy)
April 28, 2022, 4:37 am
HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
Israel-based musician says he hopes the show ‘Motherland Bounce’ will help dispel some misconceptions about him
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Poster for the new HBO show 'We Own This City.' (courtesy)
March 21, 2022, 2:50 pm
‘The Wire’ team returns to Baltimore for new corrupt-cop miniseries
‘We Own This City’ reunites writers David Simon and George Pelecanos for true story about massive corruption scandal in the heart of city’s notorious police department
By Céline LE PRIOUX
The cast of sitcom 'Friends,' from left, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer appear during the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, September 22, 2002. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
April 4, 2021, 10:51 am
‘Friends’ reunion special finally to start filming
Production of episode featuring cast on beloved original set was delayed for over a year due to coronavirus outbreak
By ToI Staff
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