First Take, 8-7-25

First Take, 8-7-25

Plus: Inside "The Hunting Wives" success, David Ellison lays out Paramount plans, WBD earnings

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1. Eva Longoria's Soccer Play: Why Hollywood Stars Are Investing in Sports

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2. 'The Hunting Wives': Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs Spills on the 'Guerilla Marketing Campaign' That Propelled the Buzzy Hit | Exclusive

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3. Skydance Closes $8 Billion Paramount Merger as David Ellison Touts Transformation Into a 'Tech-Forward Company'

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4. Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Revenue Up 1% to $9.8 Billion, Driven by Streaming, Studios Growth

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5. 'Freakier Friday,' 'Weapons' Look to Give Summer Box Office One Last Jolt

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6. Warner Bros. Lays Out Plans for 12-14 Theatrical Releases a Year Across DC, New Line and Other Labels

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7. Paramount EVP and Head of Communications Liza Burnett Fefferman Exits Ahead of Skydance Merger

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