Paramount Consent Decrees

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Boxoffice Pro. Though the publication you hold in your hands has had different owners, headquarters, and even names—it was founded in Kansas City by 18-year-old Ben Shlyen as The Reel Journal,...

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that it has officially filed a motion to terminate the Paramount Consent Decrees. Filed in 1938 to prevent seven major studios from exerting undue control over the exhibition industries,...