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Paramount and Skydance have confirmed reports earlier this week that their long-gestating merger is expected to finally close on August 7.
With the FCC having cleared the Skydance Media-Paramount merger and the deal set to close in a matter of weeks, Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy will leave the media conglomerate, a company source confirmed to Variety.
The Larry Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are expected to take control of Paramount in the coming days. David Ellison, 42, will serve as chairman and chief executive.
Paramount’s cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges facing David Ellison as he takes control.
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Skydance said this week it planned to add an ombudsman who would review “any complaints of bias” and end diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted by the Trump administration.
After an intense, scandal-plagued acquisition, here's what David Ellison gets in Skydance's acquisition of Paramount Global.
South Park” targeted President Trump and Paramount Global in its latest episode this week, poking fun at the president for targeting his enemies and at one point depicting him in bed
Brendan Carr says he's "pleased" with the David Ellison led-studio's commitment to appoint an ombudsman and end DEI at Paramount