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13.07.2024 / 07:23

Skydance Media and Paramount Global Move Closer to Sale Agreement But Deal is Far From Done

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor David Ellison’s Skydance Media is moving closer to its goal of acquiring Paramount Global after a key vote was taken by Paramount board members. But a formal takeover deal between Skydance and Paramount is still far from in the bag. Bloomberg News reported Sunday that the special committee of Paramount Global’s board of directors tasked with reviewing M&A options has agreed to revised terms for a merger with Skydance.

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13.07.2024 / 04:21

Paramount Stock Drops 5% On Skydance Merger News

Paramount Global stock fell 5% on Thursday as investors absorbed details of the company’s merger agreement with Skydance Media.

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13.07.2024 / 02:52

Paramount Global Co-CEOs Tell Staff “It’s Business As Usual” Until Skydance Deal Closes

Following the news tonight of Skydance Media‘s $8 billion deal to take over Paramount Global, the current co-CEO troika of Brian Robbins, George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy issued a statement to staff that “until the transaction closes, it’s business as usual.” The transaction isn’t expected to close until the first half of 2025 due to regulatory approvals.

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13.07.2024 / 02:51

Paramount Wins Six-Studio Bidding War For Erotic Revenge Thriller Spec ‘Over Asking’ From Caroline Dries, Striking Seven-Figure Deal

EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation involving six parties, Paramount Pictures has snapped up rights to Over Asking, a sexual revenge thriller spec from Caroline Dries.

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13.07.2024 / 01:47

Barry Diller’s IAC Mulling Bid to Gain Control of Paramount Global: Report

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Is Barry Diller looking to charge back into Hollywood? IAC, the internet media and publishing conglomerate led by Diller, is “exploring” a bid to acquire Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc., the company that owns a controlling stake in Paramount Global, the New York Times reported Monday, citing anonymous sources. IAC has signed nondisclosure agreements with National Amusements Inc. to perform due diligence on a deal, per the Times report.

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13.07.2024 / 00:32

Skydance Media and National Amusements Inc. Reach New Merger Agreement for Paramount Global

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In a holiday week shocker, Skydance Media and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. have quietly renewed acquisition talks and have reached a tentative agreement to acquire Paramount Global. That deal will now be reviewed by Paramount Global’s special committee of its board of directors that has steered the media giant through its roller-coaster ride of M&A activity and speculation since late last year.

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13.07.2024 / 00:13

International Insider: Paramount-Skydance; French Political Impasse; Well Hello Dolly!

Good afternoon Insiders, glad you could be with us again because there are news pieces and deep dives to be read. Max Goldbart here. Scroll down for your weekly dose. And sign up here.

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12.07.2024 / 23:54

Paramount Global Stock Jumps On Report Of Revived BET Sale Talks

Paramount Global stock jumped 6% on Tuesday on the latest report the company has resumed talking to potential buyers of select assets after pausing the divestments during ultimately fruitless merger talks with Skydance Media.

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12.07.2024 / 22:01

Sony’s Out: Won’t Return To Mix During Paramount’s 45-Day “Go Shop” Window

EXCLUSIVE: Sony will not be one of those rival parties trying to shore up a better bid during Paramount Global’s “Go Shop” period following the $8 billion offer by the David Ellison’s Skydance Media. This is according to sources tonight.

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12.07.2024 / 21:39

Sun Valley Sees Moguls & Governors Mingle, With Strategy, Succession & Politics In Play

July in full swing sees top media executives and an impressive political cohort gathered at a storied mountain resort to hike, chat and whitewater raft. The elixir of relaxed proximity distilled in Sun Valley’s rustic woods is credited with hatching a number of consequential deals over the decades.

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12.07.2024 / 21:19

Paramount Stock Pops on New Skydance Merger Offer

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Shares of Paramount Global sprang to life ahead of the July 4 holiday on a renewed agreement between Skydance Media and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone that would merge Skydance and Paramount. On Wednesday (July 3), Paramount’s stock opened up 13% to over $12/share, its highest levels in nearly a month. In early trading, the price settled down to around $11.76-$11.85/share (up 10%).

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12.07.2024 / 21:10

Shari Redstone Tells Staff That Skydance Has “Resources To Build On Paramount Global’s Competitive Advantages”

Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, along with the conglom’s co-CEO troika, waved poms poms tonight to staff about the upside to Skydance’s $8 billion takeover of the storied studio, CBS network and Viacom cable networks.

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12.07.2024 / 21:08

Skydance Targets $2 Billion-Plus in Cuts After Paramount Merger

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor To help Paramount Global to grow, its new owner needs to make cuts. Skydance executives who are set to take over the owner of CBS, Nickelodeon and MTV have identified at least $2 billion in cost cuts that can be made at the company, much of it from its linear media operations, according to Jeff Shell, who is slated to be named president of the new entity.

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12.07.2024 / 20:05

Paramount-Skydance Deal: Top Execs On Wooing Talent, Boosting Streaming And The Mantra That Persuaded Shari Redstone: “Don’t Take It Private, Break It Up And Kill It”

As news of Skydance Media‘s merger with Paramount Global sank in across the media business, top execs from Skydance and chief backer RedBird Capital lifted the veil on negotiations, streaming plans, their regulatory outlook, Larry Ellison’s role and a host of other topics.

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12.07.2024 / 16:47

Shari Redstone, Paramount Co-CEOs Tell Employees Skydance ‘Has a Clear Strategic Vision for the Future’

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After months of talks, Paramount Global and Skydance Media officially announced a deal to merge Sunday night. Shari Redstone, non-executive chair of Paramount Global and its controlling shareholder through National Amusements Inc., addressed the pact in a memo to employees, as did the trio of co-CEOs currently leading the company: George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks; and Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon.

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12.07.2024 / 15:19

Paramount Investor Mario Gabelli ‘Very Impressed’ With Skydance Deal Presentation but Isn’t Sure Buyout Price of Voting Shares Is ‘Fair’

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Billionaire investor and money manager Mario Gabelli likes what David Ellison and the Skydance Media team said about their rationale for merging the media and production company with Paramount Global. But at this point, he doesn’t know whether the buyout price Skydance is offering Paramount’s Class A voting shareholders is fair — and he indicated his firm is keeping legal options open if it determines the deal isn’t equitable. Gabelli is the founder, chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, which represents clients who own about 12.5% of the Class A voting shares of Paramount Global.

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12.07.2024 / 13:08

The Skydance Vision for a New Paramount: Cash Injection, ‘Stability’ for Creatives and Tech Savvy

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Now that Shari Redstone has signed on the dotted line to sell her father’s media empire to Skydance and RedBird Capital, what future awaits? The vision for a combined Skydance – tech scion David Ellison’s production entity behind franchises like “Mission: Impossible” – and Paramount Global has been reported in dribs and drabs over months of a dramatic deal (which only weeks ago was formally off). An official announcement late on Sunday sheds light on what Paramount’s new owners have in store.

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25.06.2024 / 21:13

Paramount Global Co-CEOs Reveal Bankers Hired To Sell Assets; Discuss Path Forward At Town Hall

After rejecting Skydance’s offer to merge two weeks ago, Paramount Global new co-CEO troika of Brian Robbins, George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy told a packed company town hall of 500 at the studio’s Melrose Lot Paramount Theater what progress has been made since the annual shareholders meeting three weeks ago, and what the company’s path will be going forward. In sum, bankers have been hired to explore the sale of “certain Paramount owned assets” per Cheeks, while layoffs are on the horizon as the conglom looks to achieve a half billion in cost savings.

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19.06.2024 / 22:27

Is The Mission Possible For Paramount’s Crowded Corner Office? CEO Troika Settles In As Layoffs And Asset Sales Loom

Paramount Global‘s unorthodox Office of the CEO, which started as a presumed placeholder, is turning into a longer-term fixture poised to once again reshape the tempest-tossed company.

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19.06.2024 / 15:13

What’s on Moguls’ Minds at Sun Valley 2024: Disney Succession, AI Controversies and Trump’s Possible Return

Brent Lang Executive Editor The sultans of media and tech will break out their windbreakers and puffy vests for Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley conference next month. It’s a chance for these high-net-worth individuals to look “oh so casual” as they discuss the state of their industries and the world. The vibe is relaxed, but things aren’t going swimmingly for these denizens of one-percent-dom.

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19.06.2024 / 13:47

Paramount Global’s Tumultuous Timeline: Tracking 35 Years of Corporate Intrigue and Drama

Paramount Global and its predecessor companies have gone through several tumultuous decades. Here’s a timeline of key events that led up to the company’s most recent M&A drama, in this week’s cover story: What Went Wrong: Inside Paramount’s Failed Merger Talks and the Battle to Salvage the Company. MARCH 4, 1987: Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements Inc.

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19.06.2024 / 13:01

What Went Wrong: Inside Paramount’s Failed Merger Talks and the Battle to Salvage the Company

Shari Redstone, it was nothing personal. But the longer the negotiations went on, the more Redstone fell out of love with the idea of marrying her family’s legacy to David Ellison’s Skydance Media. So on June 11, as board members of Paramount Global were about to hold a key meeting on the long-gestating deal to merge with Skydance, Redstone was out — even as those around her were still scrambling to get it done.

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19.06.2024 / 04:25

Paramount Global’s Top Lawyer Is Stepping Down

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Christa D’Alimonte, Paramount Global‘s EVP, general counsel and secretary, is exiting at the end of the month after 12 years at the company and its predecessor Viacom. D’Alimonte on Tuesday informed her team that she will be leaving the company on June 28 (read the memo below).

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19.06.2024 / 03:03

Paramount Global General Counsel Christa D’Alimonte To Exit At End Of June

Paramount Global General Counsel Christa D’Alimonte has told colleagues she will be exiting the company at the end of the month.

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12.06.2024 / 19:01

Paramount CEOs Recognize “The Last Several Months Have Not Been Easy,” Tell Staff They Have A Plan

Paramount co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy thanked staff in a memo today, obtained by Deadline, for a few tough months rocked by Skydance merger speculation. With that deal a no go, they said, they have plan, one mostly laid out at last week’s annual shareholders meeting, to take the company into the future.

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12.06.2024 / 03:09

After Paramount Merger Talks Collapse, Skydance CEO David Ellison Tells Staff: ‘We Are Stronger Because of This Process’

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor David Ellison, chief executive of Skydance Media, thanked employees of his company for their focus as he was engaged in a months-long bid to merge with Paramount Global. And even though that effort failed, he said that Skydance is stronger after having gone through the M&A cycle.

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12.06.2024 / 02:45

David Ellison Thanks Skydance Team As Paramount Merger Talks End; Sets Sights On “Building A Next Generation Content Company On Our Terms”

This just in tonight from Skydance Boss David Ellison as Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone says “No” to Skydance’s offer to buy National Amusements. The Top Gun: Maverick and Geostorm producer has acknowledged to staff that Skydance’s bid to merge with Paramount has ended.

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12.06.2024 / 00:25

What’s Next For Paramount After Skydance Merger Talks Fail

When David Ellison’s Skydance made a play for Paramount last fall it was how and when (not if) Shari Redstone would tie the knot. Paramount and Skydance worked together. He valued the studio and its crown jewel of a backlot and planned to keep the company together. He was offering her a nice bundle of cash for her stake in National Amusements.

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11.06.2024 / 21:05

Shari Redstone, Paramount End Merger Talks With Skydance As Two Sides “Not Able To Reach Mutually Acceptable Terms”

After months of negotiations, Paramount‘s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has broken off merger talks with David Ellison‘s Skydance.