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Christopher Grimes

Los Angeles Bureau Chief

Christopher Grimes is the Los Angeles bureau chief for the Financial Times. He has previously worked as a reporter and editor for the FT in New York and London. He also spent four years in Tokyo, where he served as executive editor for Nikkei Asia, the flagship English language publication of the FT's parent company. Before joining the FT, he worked for Dow Jones and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Media
    Paramount and Warner Bros to be nearly 50% foreign-owned after $111bn takeover

    Filings reveal the extent of deal’s reliance on Middle Eastern sovereign wealth investors

    The Warner Bros water tower with the WB logo is seen next to a building and an American flag, with hills in the background.
  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Netflix Inc
    Netflix founder Reed Hastings to step down from board

    Shares fall more than 9% as streamer posts weak profit forecast and chair announces plans to leave in June

    Reed Hastings speaks with expressive hand gestures during the New York Times DealBook Summit.
  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    US economy
    California faces sky-high petrol prices

    Most populous US state is confronting tight supplies of petrol and jet fuel from Asia

    Two large U.S. flags displayed at the Marathon Petroleum refinery, with refinery towers and passing vehicles in the foreground.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Walt Disney Co
    The new Disney CEO’s horrible first week

    Josh D’Amaro faces crises across the entertainment giant’s empire

    Josh D'Amaro speaks on stage in front of a colorful illustrated cityscape backdrop at the Shanghai Disney Resort's Zootopia land opening ceremony.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    OpenAI
    OpenAI to end Disney deal and Sora video app

    CEO Sam Altman is shifting AI start-up’s strategy to focus on its core products

    Sam Altman during a media tour, with ‘OPENAI’ partially visible in the background.
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    The Big Read. David Ellison’s $120bn bet on Paramount and Warner Bros

    The audacious deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros has huge repercussions and steep challenges

    Montage of images of David Ellison in the middle with Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ on the left and Michael B Jordan from ‘Sinners’ on the right, with images of the Hollywood sign, Warner Bros water tower and Hollywood palm trees in the background
  • Sunday, 22 March, 2026
    Where to stay in Los Angeles
    At Chateau Marmont, ‘Dial 0 for anything’

    This celebrity haunt on Sunset Boulevard has been the place to get into trouble since 1929

    A sunlit view through an open door shows a small patio with tropical plants, a round table, metal chairs, and a striped umbrella.
  • Sunday, 22 March, 2026
    Where to stay in Los Angeles
    Malibu Beach Inn offers peace, quiet, and crashing waves

    One of the city’s few true beachfront hotels, the focus here is squarely on the ocean and the pristine coastline

    Front view of Malibu Beach Inn with palm trees and ocean in the background at dusk.
  • Monday, 16 March, 2026
    Film
    ‘One Battle After Another’ wins Best Picture at Oscars

    Satire on immigration takes home one award after another, including Paul Thomas Anderson’s first directing accolade

    Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, and cast members celebrate on stage with Oscar statuettes after winning Best Picture for "One Battle after Another" at the 98th Academy Awards.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    Los Angeles
    In LA’s ‘Tehrangeles’, Trump’s war is popular

    The largest community outside Iran danced in the streets but diverges with the president on a return to monarchy

    Christopher Grimes
    Vincent Rotella gives a victory sign outside Shater Abbass Bakery & Market, with American and Iranian flags displayed above the entrance.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Media
    ‘Not a happy place’: CNN staff fret about the future under David Ellison

    Network will have same owner as Bari Weiss’ CBS News if Paramount seals Warner takeover

    David Ellison and Mark Thompson shown in front of a large CNN logo on a blue background.
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    US media watchdog signals support for Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros deal

    Brendan Carr says company’s bid raises a ‘drastically different’ level of concern to the one Netflix tabled

    The Warner Bros. water tower displays the WB logo above studio buildings, with hills in the background.
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    Netflix Inc
    Netflix warns Paramount-Warner Bros deal will lead to job losses

    Co-chief Greg Peters is ‘nervous for the industry’, days after streaming group cedes WBD tie-up to David Ellison’s company

    Greg Peters gestures while speaking during the Bloomberg Screentime event.
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away

    Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter

    Gary Oldman as Sirius Black and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter crouch together, looking alert, in a blue-lit stone setting.
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Project Warrior: How Paramount beat Netflix in $110bn battle for Warner

    Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood

    Ted Sarandos and David Ellison in front of the Warner Bros logo, with film and TV stills from Wuthering Heights, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, One Battle After Another, Friends and Superman above them.
  • Sunday, 22 February, 2026
    Netflix Inc
    Trump demands Netflix remove former Obama official from board

    US president steps back into fight between streamer and Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery

    Susan Rice speaks on stage at the J Street 2018 National Conference, gesturing with both hands.
  • Thursday, 19 February, 2026
    Los Angeles
    How LA’s neighbourhoods fit together, mapped by locals for visitors

    A highly opinionated travel guide to the sprawling cities of Greater Los Angeles

  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Warner Bros tells Paramount to make an offer it can’t refuse

    The move is an attempt by the WBD board to force Paramount to either improve its bid or abandon its pursuit

  • Tuesday, 17 February, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Warner Bros throws ownership battle open by giving Paramount a week to up its offer

    Netflix grants weeklong waiver to rival bidder in high-stakes battle for control

    Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Daniel Radcliffe crouch behind rocks, appearing tense in a scene from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
  • Friday, 13 February, 2026
    Swamp Notes podcast19 min listen
    Trump’s starring role in the Warner Bros fight

    How the Trump administration could determine who owns a media giant

  • Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Activist investor takes aim at Warner Bros deal with Netflix

    Ancora Holdings accused WBD board of failing to give proper consideration to rival bid from Paramount

    The Warner Bros water tower with the studio’s blue and yellow shield logo is shown in front of a hillside.
  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
    Newspaper industry
    ‘Devastated and exhausted’: Washington Post looks to life after Will Lewis

    The newspaper’s staff welcome chief executive’s departure but fear what may come next after drastic job cuts

    People walk into The Washington Post building, with the company’s logo visible on the wall inside the lobby
  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    Newspaper industry
    Will Lewis steps down as Washington Post publisher and CEO after job cuts

    British journalist’s tenure was controversial after Jeff Bezos appointed him to turn around the newspaper

    Will Lewis sits on a white sofa holding a paper cup, with a brick wall, lamp and potted plant in the background.
  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    Sport
    The Big Read. How the NFL became America’s true national pastime

    The football league is perhaps the only institution capable of uniting much of the country, as this weekend’s Super Bowl will show

    A large American flag is unfurled at midfield during pre-game ceremonies before Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Friday, 6 February, 2026
    Media
    US launches antitrust review of $83bn Netflix deal for Warner Bros

    Justice department basing review on legal provisions barring monopolisation and reduced competition

    The Netflix logo in red letters is displayed on the top corner of a company building, with Hollywood neighbourhoods in the background.
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