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Paramount Skydance Hires Former Trump White House Lawyer as Head of Global Public Policy

As David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance continues to pursue its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the company has hired a new leader for its public policy and regulatory teams: Rene Augustine, a former attorney in President Trump’s White House and one-time deputy in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Augustine will join Paramount Skydance on…

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Netflix Doubles Down on Legal Drama: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Secures Season 5 in Unprecedented Pre-Release Vote of Confidence

Introduction In a bold strategic move, Netflix has placed a massive bet on its courtroom franchise. The streaming giant has officially renewed ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for a fifth season, a full month before the fourth season’s premiere. This extraordinary preemptive renewal signals immense internal confidence in the series’ performance and its starring vehicle, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo’s…

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