- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Secured $120 Million For Viacom Investors
Sep 18, 2025 · businesswire.com
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 5, 2025, Co-Lead Counsel Glancy Prongay & Murray secured final approval of a $120 million settlement for ViacomCBS Inc. investors. The settlement resolves investors' claims that certain underwriters of the March 2021 public offering of Viacom Class B and Viacom convertible preferred stock violated the Securities Act of 1933 by issuing false and misleading statements and failing to disclose that the underwriters had substantial holdings of Viacom commo.
- GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP SECURED $120 MILLION FOR VIACOM INVESTORS
Sep 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ON AUGUST 5, 2025, CO-LEAD COUNSEL GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY SECURED FINAL APPROVAL OF A $120 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR VIACOMCBS INC. INVESTORS. THE SETTLEMENT RESOLVES INVESTORS' CLAIMS THAT CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS OF THE MARCH 2021 PUBLIC OFFERING OF VIACOM CLASS B AND VIACOM CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK VIOLATED THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 BY ISSUING FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS AND FAILING TO DISCLOSE THAT THE UNDERWRITERS HAD SUBSTANTIAL HOLDINGS OF VIACOM COMMO.
- Paramount Global Shares Fall Under $10, A Record Low Since Viacom & CBS Merged
Jun 17, 2024 · deadline.com
Share of Paramount Global hit a milestone today, and not a good one. The stock price fell below $10 intraday, changing hands at $9.91 just now, down 2% from Friday.
- Paramount Stock Jumps 13% After Reported $26 Billion Sony-Apollo Takeover Bid
May 2, 2024 · forbes.com
Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have submitted a $26 billion offer for Paramount Global, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, the latest bid for the entertainment conglomerate, whose shares have spiked with news of potential takeovers in recent months.
- Paramount May Reportedly Oust CEO Bob Bakish—Here's What We Know
Apr 27, 2024 · forbes.com
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish may be ousted from his role as soon as next week, multiple outlets reported Saturday, amid heightened tensions as the global entertainment firm explores a merger with Skydance Media.
- 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards tap global icon Drew Barrymore to host
Mar 15, 2023 · businesswire.com
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTV today announced that film and television powerhouse Drew Barrymore has been tapped to host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards LIVE from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 7, beginning at 8 PM ET/PT. The evening will honor the biggest and best in both movies and television, across scripted and unscripted, for one supersized, can’t-miss event, which will also air on MTV internationally in more than 150 countries. Barrymore has been nominated a total of nine times and has taken home three Golden Popcorns. She won her first award for “Best Kiss” for The Wedding Singer. She also won “Best On-Screen Team” for Charlie’s Angels (2001). She was most recently nominated for Best Talk/Topical Show at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED. In 2020, she and Sandler were also honored as “Dynamic Duo” at the MTV Awards: Greatest of All Time. Sponsors of the event include Cheetos® and SONIC®. Executive Producers for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf, along with Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are Executives in Charge of Production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the Music Talent Executive. Follow @MTV on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube, use hashtag #MTVAwards and follow @MTVAwards on Facebook and Twitter. The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Press Credential Application is open here through Friday, April 7. Further news including nominations, presenters and more will be announced in the coming weeks. About Drew Barrymore: Drew Barrymore is one of Hollywood’s most globally recognized, award-winning stars of film and television. The Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award-winner catapulted onto the silver screen at age six when director Steven Spielberg cast her as ‘Gertie’ in E.T.: The Extraterrestrial. Through her production company Flower Films, her credits have included the 1999 comedy Never Been Kissed, followed by the box office hit Charlie’s Angels in 2000. Firmly established as a production powerhouse, Flower Films subsequently produced the features 50 First Dates, cult favorite Donnie Darko, Duplex, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Music and Lyrics, Fever Pitch, He’s Just Not That Into You and Whip It, which she directed and appeared in. Barrymore’s hit talk show The Drew Barrymore Show is currently in its third season and has been renewed for season four. About Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios: Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios is one of the preeminent media entities in the world that connects with global audiences through its iconic brands – MTV, Comedy Central, CMT, Pop, Logo, The Smithsonian Channel, Paramount Network and TV Land – and its Studios arm which produces acclaimed series and movies as well as award-winning documentaries through MTV Documentary Films.
- 2023 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS TAP GLOBAL ICON DREW BARRYMORE TO HOST
Mar 15, 2023
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTV TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT FILM AND TELEVISION POWERHOUSE DREW BARRYMORE HAS BEEN TAPPED TO HOST THE 2023 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS LIVE FROM THE BARKER HANGAR IN LOS ANGELES ON SUNDAY, MAY 7, BEGINNING AT 8 PM ET/PT. THE EVENING WILL HONOR THE BIGGEST AND BEST IN BOTH MOVIES AND TELEVISION, ACROSS SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED, FOR ONE SUPERSIZED, CAN’T-MISS EVENT, WHICH WILL ALSO AIR ON MTV INTERNATIONALLY IN MORE THAN 150 COUNTRIES. BARRYMORE HAS BEEN NOMINATED A TOTAL OF NINE TIMES AND HAS TAKEN HOME THREE GOLDEN POPCORNS. SHE WON HER FIRST AWARD FOR “BEST KISS” FOR THE WEDDING SINGER. SHE ALSO WON “BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM” FOR CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2001). SHE WAS MOST RECENTLY NOMINATED FOR BEST TALK/TOPICAL SHOW AT THE 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS: UNSCRIPTED. IN 2020, SHE AND SANDLER WERE ALSO HONORED AS “DYNAMIC DUO” AT THE MTV AWARDS: GREATEST OF ALL TIME. SPONSORS OF THE EVENT INCLUDE CHEETOS® AND SONIC®. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR THE 2023 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS ARE MTV'S BRUCE GILLMER, WENDY PLAUT AND VANESSA WHITEWOLF, ALONG WITH DEN OF THIEVES’ JESSE IGNJATOVIC AND BARB BIALKOWSKI. JACKIE BARBA AND ALICIA PORTUGAL ARE EXECUTIVES IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION AND LISA LAURICELLA SERVES AS THE MUSIC TALENT EXECUTIVE. FOLLOW @MTV ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE, USE HASHTAG #MTVAWARDS AND FOLLOW @MTVAWARDS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. THE 2023 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS PRESS CREDENTIAL APPLICATION IS OPEN HERE THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 7. FURTHER NEWS INCLUDING NOMINATIONS, PRESENTERS AND MORE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING WEEKS. ABOUT DREW BARRYMORE: DREW BARRYMORE IS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED, AWARD-WINNING STARS OF FILM AND TELEVISION. THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD AND SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD-WINNER CATAPULTED ONTO THE SILVER SCREEN AT AGE SIX WHEN DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG CAST HER AS ‘GERTIE’ IN E.T.: THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL. THROUGH HER PRODUCTION COMPANY FLOWER FILMS, HER CREDITS HAVE INCLUDED THE 1999 COMEDY NEVER BEEN KISSED, FOLLOWED BY THE BOX OFFICE HIT CHARLIE’S ANGELS IN 2000. FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AS A PRODUCTION POWERHOUSE, FLOWER FILMS SUBSEQUENTLY PRODUCED THE FEATURES 50 FIRST DATES, CULT FAVORITE DONNIE DARKO, DUPLEX, CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, MUSIC AND LYRICS, FEVER PITCH, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU AND WHIP IT, WHICH SHE DIRECTED AND APPEARED IN. BARRYMORE’S HIT TALK SHOW THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW IS CURRENTLY IN ITS THIRD SEASON AND HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR SEASON FOUR. ABOUT PARAMOUNT MEDIA NETWORKS & MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS: PARAMOUNT MEDIA NETWORKS & MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS IS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT MEDIA ENTITIES IN THE WORLD THAT CONNECTS WITH GLOBAL AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS ICONIC BRANDS – MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, CMT, POP, LOGO, THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL, PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND TV LAND – AND ITS STUDIOS ARM WHICH PRODUCES ACCLAIMED SERIES AND MOVIES AS WELL AS AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARIES THROUGH MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS.
- Season Two of Charlamagne Tha God’s Weekly Late-Night Show Gets New Name and New Format With Same Great Host for a Comedic Look at the Week’s Events
Jul 15, 2022 · businesswire.com
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTV Entertainment Studios today announced that season two of Charlamagne Tha God’s weekly late-night show will get a new name and new format with the same great host for a comedic look at the week’s events. Premiering Thursday, July 28th at 11:30 PM ET/PT, Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God will feature influential guests and Charlamagne’s hilarious and unfiltered take on the most talked about topics. Executive produced by Stephen Colbert and Charlamagne, this season the half-hour weekly show will feature unlikely pairings of comedians, outspoken celebrities, and thought-leaders across the political spectrum to debate the current events permeating politics and culture with influential guests unpacking the stories blazing the headlines. “Last year I shared ‘THA GOD’S HONEST TRUTH’ about politics, culture and social issues but this year, I’m thinking enough shows talking about problems; I want to discuss solutions,” said Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey. “Regardless of if the conversation is politics, entertainment, or just some random f**k sh** going on in the culture, ‘Hell of A Week’ will be a safe space for free speech & a safe space for comedy. Basically, if you don’t want to be ‘canceled,’ this isn’t the show for you.” Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week will showcase a hilarious and off-the-cuff Charlamagne, bolstering the late-night talk show format that churns America’s news into digestible soundbites. Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey, Stephen Colbert, Rachael Edwards (who also serves as Showrunner), Josh Lieb, Aaron McGruder, Karen Kinney, James Dixon and Norm Aladjem are executive producers with Lisa D. Goumelle as Executive in Charge of Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God. Ari Pearce, Bola Fapohunda and Driadonna Roland are executive producers with Matthew Parillo as Executive in Charge for MTV Entertainment Studios. Follow Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God on social Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter for updates and information about the upcoming new season. About Charlamagne Tha God: Born and raised as Lenard (Larry) McKelvey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Charlamagne started his journey to becoming a world-renowned media personality when he worked as a radio intern while attending night school. After various stints on air in South Carolina, he landed a life-changing opportunity to become second mic to legendary radio icon Wendy Williams. Then, in 2010, Charlamagne helped establish The Breakfast Club, the most successful hip-hop show in radio history, recently inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Universally recognized as the key driver behind the morning show, alongside co-hosts Angela Yee and DJ Envy, Charlamagne’s relentless effort to unveil truth by asking the uninhibited questions audiences most wanted to hear helped propel The Breakfast Club’s meteoric rise to success. A groundbreaking philanthropist, Radio Hall of Fame inductee, bestselling author and highly sought-after cultural architect, Charlamagne is committed to building an inclusive empire designed to inspire, empower and elevate the next generation of culture-shifting Black creatives. With a deeply personal vision to help address the unmet and underserved emotional needs of Black people worldwide, Charlamagne founded the Mental Wealth Alliance (MWA), which supports state-of-the-art mental health services to Black people in need while building a long-term system of generational support for Black communities. MTV Entertainment Studios MTV Entertainment Group is one of the preeminent youth media companies in the world that connects with global audiences through its nine iconic brands — MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, Pop, Logo, Smithsonian, Paramount Network and TV Land — as well as MTV Entertainment Studios, which produces acclaimed series and movies and the award-winning MTV Documentary films.
- SEASON TWO OF CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD’S WEEKLY LATE-NIGHT SHOW GETS NEW NAME AND NEW FORMAT WITH SAME GREAT HOST FOR A COMEDIC LOOK AT THE WEEK’S EVENTS
Jul 15, 2022
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT SEASON TWO OF CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD’S WEEKLY LATE-NIGHT SHOW WILL GET A NEW NAME AND NEW FORMAT WITH THE SAME GREAT HOST FOR A COMEDIC LOOK AT THE WEEK’S EVENTS. PREMIERING THURSDAY, JULY 28TH AT 11:30 PM ET/PT, COMEDY CENTRAL’S HELL OF A WEEK WITH CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD WILL FEATURE INFLUENTIAL GUESTS AND CHARLAMAGNE’S HILARIOUS AND UNFILTERED TAKE ON THE MOST TALKED ABOUT TOPICS. EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY STEPHEN COLBERT AND CHARLAMAGNE, THIS SEASON THE HALF-HOUR WEEKLY SHOW WILL FEATURE UNLIKELY PAIRINGS OF COMEDIANS, OUTSPOKEN CELEBRITIES, AND THOUGHT-LEADERS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM TO DEBATE THE CURRENT EVENTS PERMEATING POLITICS AND CULTURE WITH INFLUENTIAL GUESTS UNPACKING THE STORIES BLAZING THE HEADLINES. “LAST YEAR I SHARED ‘THA GOD’S HONEST TRUTH’ ABOUT POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIAL ISSUES BUT THIS YEAR, I’M THINKING ENOUGH SHOWS TALKING ABOUT PROBLEMS; I WANT TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS,” SAID LENARD “CHARLAMAGNE” MCKELVEY. “REGARDLESS OF IF THE CONVERSATION IS POLITICS, ENTERTAINMENT, OR JUST SOME RANDOM F**K SH** GOING ON IN THE CULTURE, ‘HELL OF A WEEK’ WILL BE A SAFE SPACE FOR FREE SPEECH & A SAFE SPACE FOR COMEDY. BASICALLY, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE ‘CANCELED,’ THIS ISN’T THE SHOW FOR YOU.” COMEDY CENTRAL’S HELL OF A WEEK WILL SHOWCASE A HILARIOUS AND OFF-THE-CUFF CHARLAMAGNE, BOLSTERING THE LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW FORMAT THAT CHURNS AMERICA’S NEWS INTO DIGESTIBLE SOUNDBITES. LENARD “CHARLAMAGNE” MCKELVEY, STEPHEN COLBERT, RACHAEL EDWARDS (WHO ALSO SERVES AS SHOWRUNNER), JOSH LIEB, AARON MCGRUDER, KAREN KINNEY, JAMES DIXON AND NORM ALADJEM ARE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS WITH LISA D. GOUMELLE AS EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF COMEDY CENTRAL’S HELL OF A WEEK WITH CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD. ARI PEARCE, BOLA FAPOHUNDA AND DRIADONNA ROLAND ARE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS WITH MATTHEW PARILLO AS EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE FOR MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS. FOLLOW COMEDY CENTRAL’S HELL OF A WEEK WITH CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD ON SOCIAL INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, AND TWITTER FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING NEW SEASON. ABOUT CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD: BORN AND RAISED AS LENARD (LARRY) MCKELVEY IN MONCKS CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLAMAGNE STARTED HIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING A WORLD-RENOWNED MEDIA PERSONALITY WHEN HE WORKED AS A RADIO INTERN WHILE ATTENDING NIGHT SCHOOL. AFTER VARIOUS STINTS ON AIR IN SOUTH CAROLINA, HE LANDED A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SECOND MIC TO LEGENDARY RADIO ICON WENDY WILLIAMS. THEN, IN 2010, CHARLAMAGNE HELPED ESTABLISH THE BREAKFAST CLUB, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HIP-HOP SHOW IN RADIO HISTORY, RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO THE RADIO HALL OF FAME. UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE KEY DRIVER BEHIND THE MORNING SHOW, ALONGSIDE CO-HOSTS ANGELA YEE AND DJ ENVY, CHARLAMAGNE’S RELENTLESS EFFORT TO UNVEIL TRUTH BY ASKING THE UNINHIBITED QUESTIONS AUDIENCES MOST WANTED TO HEAR HELPED PROPEL THE BREAKFAST CLUB’S METEORIC RISE TO SUCCESS. A GROUNDBREAKING PHILANTHROPIST, RADIO HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER CULTURAL ARCHITECT, CHARLAMAGNE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE EMPIRE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER AND ELEVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CULTURE-SHIFTING BLACK CREATIVES. WITH A DEEPLY PERSONAL VISION TO HELP ADDRESS THE UNMET AND UNDERSERVED EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF BLACK PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, CHARLAMAGNE FOUNDED THE MENTAL WEALTH ALLIANCE (MWA), WHICH SUPPORTS STATE-OF-THE-ART MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BLACK PEOPLE IN NEED WHILE BUILDING A LONG-TERM SYSTEM OF GENERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES. MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS MTV ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT YOUTH MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE WORLD THAT CONNECTS WITH GLOBAL AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS NINE ICONIC BRANDS — MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, VH1, CMT, POP, LOGO, SMITHSONIAN, PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND TV LAND — AS WELL AS MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS, WHICH PRODUCES ACCLAIMED SERIES AND MOVIES AND THE AWARD-WINNING MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS.
- VH1 Partners With Thee Media Mavens for the First-Ever Thee Media Mavens x ESSENCEFest Takeover Brunch in New Orleans on Saturday, July 2nd
Jul 1, 2022 · businesswire.com
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VH1 announced today that it has partnered with Thee Media Mavens for the inaugural Thee Media Mavens x ESSENCEFest Takeover Brunch this Saturday, July 2nd in New Orleans. As part of the exclusive gathering that will boast 80 Black women who work in Hollywood as journalists, influencers, media personalities and more, VH1 will host an intimate conversation with stars Tami Roman from Caught in the Act: Unfaithful and Amara La Negra from Love & Hip Hop Miami. The attendees will also hear from Chelsea Von Chaz with #Happy Period and the Thee Media Mavens collective founded by Shanelle Genai, entertainment writer. VH1 continues to be the network that provides the best in pop culture, fan-favorite competitions, lifestyle and more. Thee Media Mavens is a collective of Black Women professionals across various creative industries including digital media, writing/editing, public relations, marketing, social media content creation, TV/film, print/radio, and video production. Together, we seek to combine our influence and reach—bringing a very powerful Black woman presence to spaces of all kinds.
