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With its sale to Skydance Media still beyond its reach, Paramount Global has nominated three new directors to bolster its small board, which has been racked with drama and churn since early last year. The debt-laden New York-based company currently has only five board members, including controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, who serves as chairwoman. The Redstone family holds nearly 77% of Paramount's voting shares, giving the heiress tremendous sway . In a proxy filing Monday, Paramount asked shareholders to elect seven directors at its July 2 annual meeting. The slate includes Redstone and three recruits: attorney Mary Boies (a member of the firm led by her husband David Boies); Silicon Valley venture capital executive Charles E. Ryan ; and former Massachusetts trial court judge Roanne Sragow Licht. In addition to Redstone, three longtime board members — Linda M. Griego, Susan Schuman and Barbara M. Byrne — will stand for reelection. Board member Judith A. ...

- Di tengah pelaksanaan Cannes Film Festival 2025, Wakil Gubernur Jakarta Rano Karno melakukan pertemuan bilateral dengan Delegasi Hong Kong dan Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Pertemuan dilakukan untuk membuka terjalinnya kerjasama dengan Jakarta untuk meningkatkan perfilman Indonesia. Delegasi Hong Kong yang dipimpin oleh langsung Ketua Dewan Pengembangan Film Hong Kong, Dr. Wilfred Wong, didampingi oleh Asisten Komisioner Badan Pengembangan Industri Budaya dan Kreatif, Mr. Gary Mak, serta sejumlah mitra dan pejabat Pemerintah Hong Kong. Wakil Gubernur Rano menyatakan ketertarikan besar Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta pada pengalaman sukses Hong Kong dalam menciptakan ekosistem kreatif. Ia dengan spesifik menekankan beberapa kebijakan penting termasuk partisipasi pemuda di industri perfilman, tarif tiket bioskop yang murah meriah, penempatan diri Hong Kong sebagai destinasi kreasi utama Asia, serta mendukung sutradara lokal supaya dapat bersinar di kancah inter...