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Publicly-traded in-theater advertising network National CineMedia may be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market if its share price doesn’t perk up.

Former CBS chief Les Moonves and Paramount Global have agreed to pay an additional $9.75 million to resolve an investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office.

Warner Bros. Discovery will take a hit of between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billon in pre-tax restructuring charges for the third quarter ended in September as part of the ongoing merge of its operations, primary from content write-downs.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The deals continue rolling in this week. Paramount+ is now offering an annual subscription for half off, bringing down the price for its 12-month essential ad-supported plan from $49.99/year to only $24.99/year. The premium, ad-free plan is now $49.99 (normally $99.99). The deal, which runs through Nov. 3, also comes with a free Fire TV Stick Lite, which is capable of streaming 1080p and normally costs $29.99. The limited-time promo is pegged to the UEFA Champions League. The tournament is currently in the group stages, and the year-long subscription will allow you to stream the games live through the Finals on June 10, 2023. Aside from soccer, you can also catch the NFL and SEC on CBS, complete with highlights, replays and expert analysis provided by CBS Sports HQ.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor There’s a new wrinkle in the six-month-plus saga of Elon Musk’s mercurial attempt to buy Twitter. The multibillionaire is being investigated by federal authorities over his “conduct” in connection with his proposed Twitter acquisition, according to a letter from the company’s lawyers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court. The letter was filed Oct. 6 and released publicly Thursday. Twitter sued Musk in the Delaware court, demanding that he fork over the $44 billion he had agreed to under the binding pact reached in April. Twitter asserted that Musk’s legal team “exchanged substantive correspondence” with federal authorities — and that despite Twitter requesting copies of those documents “months ago” they had still not materialized. Twitter filed a motion seeking to have the court order Musk to produce the documents. Its letter cited drafts of a May 13 email to the SEC and a slide presentation to the FTC that Musk’s attorneys had identified as privileged documents.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor UDPATED: A Delaware judge granted mega-billionaire Elon Musk’s motion to halt Twitter’s upcoming trial — seeking to compel him to pay what he promised for the company — until Oct. 28 in order to allow the parties to close on the $44 billion deal. Musk, after trying for three months to exit his deal to buy Twitter, in the last few days has grown frustrated that Twitter wasn’t calling off its lawsuit. Lawyers representing Musk, in a filing Thursday with the Delaware Court of Chancery, requested that the trial, slated to commence Oct. 17, be suspended while he works out a deal to finalize the required debt financing to swing the acquisition. Musk expects that to happen by Oct. 28, per the court filing.

Kim Kardashian could face a "speed bump" in her efforts to become a lawyer after being fined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The 41-year-old star recently agreed to pay a $1. 26 million fine for advertising the cryptocurrency EthereumMax on her Instagram page, and Andrew Stoltmann, a professor of securities law at Northwestern University, has suggested that it could hinder Kim's career ambitions.

Kim Kardashian will pay a $1.26m (£1.12m) fine after advertising the cryptocurrency EthereumMax on Instagram. Kim, 41, received $250,000 for advertising the cryptocurrency, but did not disclose that she had been paid to tout the crypto asset, it has been revealed.

and paid a fine because her cryptocurrency influencing was not exactly legal. The and paid the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) a fine of $1.26 million to settle a dispute over an ad for cryptocurrency EthereumMax she posted on Instagram.  reports that the SEC charged with “failure to disclose that she was paid $250,000 to publish her Instagram post.” According to the SEC, Kardashian “violated the anti-touting provision of the federal securities laws.” Kardashian posted the ad for EthereumMax on Instagram Stories in June of 2021.

Kim Kardashian has expanded her cultural empire with the release of her new Spotify-exclusive podcast on Monday.The first two episodes of Kim Kardashian’s The System: The Case Of Kevin Keith are now available to listeners, and they arrive two years after the 41-year-old reality star signed an exclusive deal with the music and podcast streaming service.The series, which Kardashian narrates, is inspired by her years-long interest in criminal-justice reform and focuses on Kevin Keith, an Ohio man who was sentenced to death for committing a triple murder, before former governor Ted Strickland commuted his sentence to life without parole in 2010. New venture: Kim Kardashian, 41, launched her Spotify-exclusive podcast Kim Kardashian’s The System: The Case Of Kevin Keith on Monday, with the first two episodes made available; seen September 24 in Milan, ItalyJoining Kardashian in narrating the podcast is Lori Rothschild Ansaldi, a producer and fellow criminal-justice reform advocate.

Kim Kardashian may be a lawyer(ish), but she lost this legal battle!

Kim Kardashian's influencing has gotten her in trouble. The star has agreed to pay millions of dollars to the U.S.

Paying the price. Kim Kardashian agreed to give more than $1 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission amid an ongoing investigation regarding her promotion of cryptocurrency brand EthereumMax.

Kim Kardashian is paying $1.26 million in a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission amid charges that she unlawfully touted a cryptocurrency without disclosing she was being paid for the promotion.Kardashian is paying the settlement without admitting to or denying the SEC's findings, the agency said on Monday. She also agreed to not promote any crypto asset securities for three years.The agency said Kardashian will cooperate in its ongoing investigation.The fine is linked to a cryptocurrency called EthereumMax, or EMAX, which was pitched to investors as a disruptive new cryptocurrency.

Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million and has agreed not to promote any crypto securities for three years to settle charges with the SEC that she didn’t disclose payments for touting assets that were offered and sold by EthereumMX.

Kim Kardashian has been charged for being unlawful.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Kim Kardashian agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that she touted a crypto asset security without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion, the agency said. Under the settlement, without “admitting or denying the SEC’s findings,” Kardashian also agreed to not promote any crypto asset securities for three years, per the agency. According to the SEC’s order, Kardashian failed to disclose that she was paid $250,000 to publish a post on her Instagram account about EMAX tokens, the crypto asset security being offered by EthereumMax. Kardashian’s post linked to the EthereumMax website, which provided instructions for potential investors to purchase EMAX tokens.

A McDonald's customer was left delighted after peeling back her promotional Monopoly sticker to reveal the "best prize ever". While some have dreams of winning a new car - or even just a free Big Mac - the woman felt she had truly hit the jackpot with her unusual win.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lionsgate is now looking at spinning off its studio business — rather than kicking out the Starz premium network and streaming business. The company, in an SEC filing Wednesday, said that “Despite the volatile market environment” Lionsgate remains “on a path to separating our Starz and studio businesses.” However, Lionsgate is increasingly focused on divesting the studio side of the house. “As negotiations progress, we have increased our focus on the possibility of spinning our studio business, creating a number of financial and strategic benefits,” the company said in an SEC filing Wednesday. “In that regard, we are continuing productive negotiations with prospective strategic and financial partners on both sides of our business.”

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued former top execs at MoviePass and its parent company, Helios + Matheson, for fraud.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer MoviePass was founded on a lie, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a complaint filed on Monday night. The company introduced its $9.95-a-month, all-you-can-watch subscription plan in August 2017. According to the complaint, executives Theodore Farnsworth and Mitch Lowe knew that the offer was just a “marketing gimmick” and that the price was unsustainably low. But in public, they claimed that they had done rigorous market testing and determined they could turn a profit. In fact, they had done no testing, the SEC said. Asked by Variety if the company would eventually have to raise its prices, Farnsworth said, “The answer is no.” Critics, he went on, “don’t understand our business model.”