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Shinsegae Group chairman discusses U.S. real estate project with 1789 Capital

Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin discussed possible participation in a U.S. real estate development project led by 1789 Capital during a recent visit to the United States.

2025-12-21

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix

Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, initiating a potentially bruising battle with rival bidder Netflix to buy the company behind HBO, CNN and a famed movie studio.

2025-12-09

'Rush Hour 4' will be distributed by Paramount after Trump's reported request

After U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director.

2025-11-27

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees months after completing $8B merger with Skydance

In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees. Paramount initiated roughly 1,000 of those layoffs company-wide on Wednesday.

2025-10-30

HYBE America to produce film about K-pop idol dreams

HYBE's U.S. subsidiary HYBE America will team up with Paramount Pictures to produce a K-pop film featuring actors Yoo Ji-young from Netflix's latest hit "KPop Demon Hunters" alongside Eric Nam.

2025-07-23

Paramount settles with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million

CBS parent company Paramount on Wednesday settled a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump over an interview broadcast in October, the latest concession by a media company to the president.

2025-07-02

Shinsegae and Paramount to build major theme park in Hwaseong by 2029

Shinsegae will partner with U.S. media giant Paramount Global to build a large-scale theme park in Korea.

2024-10-10

'Crush' docuseries on Itaewon tragedy up for documentary Emmy

The docuseries produced by Jeff Zimbalist and Stu Schreiberg recounts the events of Oct. 29, 2022, that resulted in 159 deaths on what was supposed to be a fun Halloween weekend.

2024-07-28

'Crush' docuseries recounts happenings of Itaewon tragedy

A two-part docuseries shedding light on Korea's Itaewon tragedy that took the lives of dozens of young people last year will premiere on Paramount+ on Oct. 17.

2023-10-03

Tving's 'Bargain' takes Best Screenplay Award at Cannes International Series Festival

Tving original series “Bargain” grabbed the Best Screenplay Award in the feature-length competition category of the 6th Cannes International Series Festival (Canneseries) Wednesday local time. At the closing ceremony of this year’s Canneseries...

2023-04-20