Courted

Her more worldly outlook, and refined tastes, also made Rodríguez a favorite of the so-called "boligarchs" — a new elite that made fortunes during Chávez's Bolivarian revolution. One of those insiders, media tycoon Raul Gorrín, worked…

David Ellison fought hard to win Warner Bros. Discovery. But despite his strenuous efforts, he lost out to Netflix — and now Ellison is switching from carrots to sticks: Paramount Skydance is taking its case directly to shareholders in…