In October 2023, Skydance Animation shook up the industry when it announced it would be decamping from a 2020 deal with Apple Studios for streaming giant Netflix. New movies that Skydance Animation ...

Just days after Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to merge with Netflix, Paramount issued a hostile takeover bid. Paramount is offering $30/share for the whole company. It's unclear if Netflix's ...

Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Trump alleged the interview was edited to improve how Harris sounded, a claim CBS ...

Paramount under Skydance’s ownership is not slowing down, and after making a flurry of deals in the past few weeks to recruit the Duffer Brothers, Will Smith, the “Call of Duty” franchise, and the UFC ...

Among the major legacy companies, Paramount Global is the most affected by changing structural forces in the media and entertainment ecosystem. In a beleaguered industry, there may not be another ...

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The potential endgame for Paramount is gaining shape, although some key issues remain unknown. We have recently learnt about a (so far rejected) $26B acquisition proposal by Apollo Global Management.

The streaming sector is consolidating, and Warner Bros. will be a key acquisition for one of the players. This month, Netflix announced it had made a deal to acquire the Warner Bros. businesses from ...

Paramount Skydance is offering to pay $30/share for all of Warner Bros. Discovery. The price is higher than the $27.75/share that Netflix is paying, but Netflix isn't buying the whole company.

Taylor Sheridan‘s move to NBCUniversal comes with real consequences for fans of his many Paramount+ TV shows. Fortunately, nothing is changing immediately. Since 2018, Taylor Sheridan has created ...