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Media & Entertainment.
Media assets change hands constantly, and the rights to a single title are frequently split: one company owns the library, another holds distribution in a given territory, a third controls the trademark. Reporting on a merger rarely spells out which of those moved.
These reports follow the specific asset rather than the corporate headline, and mark clearly where a deal transferred a catalogue, a licence or only a distribution window.
8 reports published in this sector.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 2, 20258 min read
Who Owns HBO Max? Warner Bros. Discovery, Until Paramount Skydance Closes
Warner Bros. Discovery has owned the service outright since April 2022. Its stockholders approved a $31.00-a-share cash sale to Paramount Skydance on April 23, 2026.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 6, 20255 min read
Who Owns the Rights to Wicked? Maguire's Book, Universal's Stage and Screen
Three copyright layers sit under Wicked: Baum's public-domain Oz novels, Maguire's 1995 book and Universal's stage and screen franchise, with Warner Bros. holding the 1939 MGM imagery.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 12, 20255 min read
Who Owns Alastor's Soul? Season 2 Confirms Rosie Holds the Contract
Season 2's fourth episode, 'It's a Deal', settled the question: Rosie holds Alastor's soul, bargained away while he was still a living man. Lilith and Roo were fan theories.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 12, 20259 min read
Who Owns InfoWars? A Texas Receiver Still Controls the Unsold Assets
No buyer has closed. The assets sit inside Free Speech Systems under Texas receiver Gregory Milligan, while The Onion's parent runs a parody site on a contested licence.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 21, 20267 min read
Who Owns the Castle in The Traitors? Ardross, McTaggart Land Since 1983
Ardross Castle near Alness has belonged to the McTaggart family since 1983. Studio Lambert only hires it; the estate earns from weddings and exclusive-use bookings.
- Media & EntertainmentMay 21, 20268 min read
Who Owns Power Rangers? Hasbro Bought the Franchise From Saban for $522M
Hasbro bought Power Rangers from Saban Properties for $522 million in cash and stock in June 2018. Playmates Toys makes the figures under licence but owns nothing.
- Media & EntertainmentJune 9, 20266 min read
Who Owns CNN? Warner Bros. Discovery, Until the Paramount Skydance Deal Closes
CNN has no stock of its own. It sits inside Warner Bros. Discovery, whose largest disclosed holder is BlackRock at 6.2%, and which agreed in February 2026 to sell itself outright.
- Media & EntertainmentJune 9, 20266 min read
Who Owns Paramount? David Ellison Took Control of Every Voting Share in 2025
The Redstone era ended on 7 August 2025, when Ellison-family and RedBird investors bought National Amusements outright. The renamed vehicle holds 100% of the voting Class A.