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Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros, Netflix backs out of deal

Netflix stated that a previous offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery's streaming and studio assets was no longer financially attracted after Paramount Skydance revised its offer.

A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company's buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US, January 20, 2026.
The Paramount logo is displayed above an entrance to Paramount Studios on February 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Warner Bros weighing revised bid from Paramount as bidding war escalates

ETHAN HAWKE and Margaret Qualley star in Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.

From Lorenz Hart to Mel Brooks: Two Jewish lives now available on Israeli screens

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Holocaust remembrance to feature in TV shows, ‘The Pitt’ and the Springsteen biopic premier on TV


Documentary on Tree of Life synagogue shooting to air on HBO

The trailer for the upcoming film features parts of interviews of people who were at the scene at the time, which will be aired in full once the documentary premiers.

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

Why a streaming slowdown opens the door for new opportunities

Entertainment is constantly evolving. Therefore, today’s businesses need to remain pliable too and consistently look at new ways of engagement and monetization to remain competitive.

 Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Disney +, HBO Max, Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu and Prime video logos, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022.

How are streaming services solving subscriber stagnation?

Streaming industry expert Tal Chalozin grants insight on what the biggest platforms in streaming are planning in order to survive.

Silver television remote control being pressed by thumb with out of focus screen background (Illustrative)

HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black

“Motherland Bounce,” the name of the series and one of Black’s recently released singles, tells the story of how he went from selling drugs in Seattle by age 12 to finding a spiritual home in Israel.

Nissim Black in a field wearing traditional Hasidic garb. (Tziporah Litman/Courtesy of Black)

In HBO’s ‘And Just Like That’ finale, a ‘they mitzvah’ challenges Jewish traditions

Spoiler alert: This story contains details from “Seeing the Light,” the season finale of HBO’s “And Just Like That,” which first aired February 3, 2022.

 THE STARS of ‘And Just Like That...’

New HBO documentary profiles ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ actor Bob Einstein

“The Super Bob Einstein Movie" is a sentimental journey through the life and career of Einstein, who died in 2019 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.

 Bob Einstein, the Jewish comic who died in 2019, is celebrated by his famous friends in "The Super Bob Einstein Movie."

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star Susie Essman talks cancel culture

JTA spoke to Essman, who noted she is a proud new bubbe, about the show’s longevity and Jewishness, as well as her views on “cancel culture” in comedy.

 Susie Essman at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Woody Allen's film Whatever Works.

It's all about love on Israeli TV - here's what's coming

Beauty and the Baker is back for its anticipated third season.

 ‘BEAUTY AND THE BAKER.’

HBO picks up film about boxer who escaped Auschwitz death march

Jewish actor Ben Foster stars as Harry Haft, a Polish Jew who was imprisoned at the concentration camp at 16 but escaped as the Nazis evacuated the camps ahead of the advancing Red Army.

The main gate to Auschwitz with slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei'

‘Enthusiasm’ still uncurbed: Larry David’s 11th season debuts in October

HBO announced in June 2020 that it was renewing the series, but did not announce a debut date because of delays related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Comedian Larry David