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Skydance Takes Over Paramount, and a New Era Begins

The merger catapults new power players to the top of Hollywood and ends a tortuous process that has lasted well over a year.

Paramount, Skydance complete $8 billion merger as FCC continues CBS probe

Skydance Media and Paramount Global completed their $8 billion merger as the FCC continues investigating CBS News for alleged ...
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Skydance’s Paramount Bets Big on Cindy Holland to Reboot Its Streaming Future

With nearly 78 million subscribers and a library anchored in CBS staples plus more than half a dozen Taylor Sheridan–created ...

RedBird Capital’s $2 billion power play: Meet Gerry Cardinale, the private equity kingmaker behind the Paramount–Skydance deal

Private equity firms have been making moves in Hollywood for some time, but Redbird's stake in the Paramount deal is by far the largest to date.
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Oracle Heir David Ellison Signals He Wants To Clean Up Bias at CBS News, ‘60 Minutes,’ To Make Them Appealing to ‘Center Right’ Viewers

The Skydance chief executive says he wants there to be a news outlet that Democrats and Republicans can watch.

New Paramount CEO lauds South Park creators for being ‘equal opportunity offenders’

Paramount’s new CEO David Ellison lauded animated show “South Park” creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, for being “equal opportunity offenders” as the sitcom has made headlines mocking ...
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Deal finalized: Paramount, Skydance combine companies into $8.4B business

Skydance closed its $8.4 billion purchase of Paramount on Thursday, expanding the entertainment company further into ...

Someone Just Asked A Major Paramount Investor If CBS News Would Be Compromised As The Skydance Merger Finalizes And Colbert Gets The Axe

The merger between Paramount and Skydance has officially been finalized. The two organizations are now one company. What the ...