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Paramount Global

Paramount Global operates as a mass media company, which creates and distributes content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. It operates its business through the following segments: Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Media. The Entertainment segment is composed of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Interactive, and CBS Films, as well as the company's digital streaming services, CBS All Access and CBSN. The Cable Networks segment includes Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, and Smithsonian Networks. The Publishing segment manages Simon & Schuster's consumer book publishing business with imprints such as Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner, and Atria Books. The Local Media segment handles CBS Television Stations and CBS Local Digital Media, with revenues generated primarily from advertising sales and retransmission fees. The company was founded by Sumner Murray Redstone in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Paramount Global excels in streaming investments and content performance

Paramount Global's focus on streaming investments and content performance drove success in 2022, with plans for further growth in 2023 and beyond.
Challenges include peak losses in the D2C segment and lower OIBDA in Filmed Entertainment, but opportunities lie in international expansion and pricing strategies.
The integration of Showtime with Paramount+ and upcoming franchise-oriented titles position Paramount for significant earnings growth and positive free cash flow in 2024.

Paramount Global excels in streaming with 60M subscribers and revenue growth

Paramount Global's Q1 2023 Earnings Call highlighted strong performance, strategic strengths in streaming investments and partnerships, challenges related to potential strikes and cost management, and opportunities for growth through maximizing shareholder value and revenue expansion in 2024.

Paramount Global excels in Q2, eyes streaming profitability by 2024

Paramount Global's Q2 earnings call reflects strong financial performance, strategic content focus, and a clear path to streaming profitability by 2024.
The company's strengths lie in high-quality content creation, diverse revenue streams, stable sports deals, and resilience in the face of potential disruptions.
Challenges include industry strikes impacting content production, balancing traditional business with streaming growth, and navigating the evolving digital ad market.
Opportunities for Paramount include capitalizing on the Big Ten expansion, driving streaming profitability, maximizing sports content impact, and accelerating digital ad revenue growth.

Paramount Global reports robust Q3 performance and optimistic streaming outlook

Paramount Global (PARA) showcased strong performance in Q3 with notable growth in streaming revenue and subscribers, emphasizing cost management and free cash flow.
The company's focus on expanding globally, partnerships with key players like Delta and Walmart+, and strategic content slate position it well for future growth.
While facing challenges in TV media advertising and potential password sharing issues, Paramount Global remains confident in achieving significant total company earnings growth in 2024.
Opportunities lie in bundling strategies, ARPU growth, and improving D2C profitability, indicating a positive outlook for Paramount Global's streaming business.

Paramount Global reports robust Q4 performance and eyes sustainable growth

Paramount Global's Q4 2023 performance reflects strong revenue, subscriber growth, and strategic focus on sustainable profitability and content impact.
While facing challenges in achieving domestic profitability for Paramount+ and managing content costs, the company is well-positioned for growth.
Opportunities lie in OIBDA growth, M&A exploration, and revenue diversification through bundling and licensing, signaling a promising outlook for Paramount Global.

Paramount Global excels in Q1 2024 with strong streaming growth

Paramount Global's Q1 2024 earnings call showcased robust financial performance, strategic focus on content, and strong growth in streaming subscribers and advertising revenue.
While facing challenges in reducing leverage and navigating a competitive market, Paramount Global's strengths in content assets, executive leadership, and industry experience position it well for future success.
With opportunities to capitalize on advertising growth, expand streaming services, and explore new partnerships, Paramount Global is poised to drive continued growth and innovation in the entertainment industry.

Paramount Global reports robust Q2 growth and eyes profitability

Paramount Global's Q2 performance reflects strong revenue growth and progress towards profitability for Paramount+.
The company's focus on cost-saving measures, key content wins, and strategic partnerships positions them for future success.
Challenges lie in achieving profitability, navigating industry competition, and optimizing revenue streams, but opportunities abound in upcoming releases and revenue expansion.

Paramount Global excels in Q3 with DTC growth and content success

Paramount Global's Q3 performance reflects a solid foundation for growth, driven by strong DTC metrics, content success, and financial progress.
While facing challenges like profitability targets and market dynamics, the company's strategic strengths and opportunities position it well for future expansion.
Investors can be optimistic about Paramount Global's trajectory, supported by a mix of content-driven growth strategies and financial discipline to drive value creation.

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Hollywood is set to experience one of the biggest shakeups in recent years after Paramount Global and Skydance Media signed an agreement to merge the two entertainment giants. Here's what you need to know.

Everything you need to know about the Paramount Skydance merger

Paramount and Skydance have struck a merger agreement. Hollywood's theater owners worry that continued consolidation in the industry will exacerbate production woes that have led to fewer film releases in recent years.

Hollywood theater owners are worried a Paramount-Skydance merger will usher in too much consolidation

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Media and tech's titans of industry will convene this week at the Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho for investment bank Allen & Co.'s annual conference. For many business leaders, streaming and potential alliances to help make the business profitable will likely take up a bulk of the conversation.

Media, tech titans head for Sun Valley with streaming alliances top of mind

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Ellison -- the son of tech tycoon Larry Ellison whose Hollywood production company is behind “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning” -- said Monday that he sees over $2 billion in cuts at Paramount, mostly in its linear media operations.

Skydance CEO David Ellison — and scandal-scarred media exec Jeff Shell — signal $2B in cost cuts for Paramount

The media and entertainment company's merger deal with Skydance Media shuts out holders of the company's nonvoting class B shares—who own most of Paramount's equity.

Paramount Holders Won't Get to Vote on Skydance Deal. It Might Not Get Done.

Paramount Global PARA saw a 3.13% dip by 11 AM ET on Monday as investors digested the merger announcement with Skydance Media.

Paramount Technical Signals Point To Potential Upside On Heels Of Skydance Deal

Paramount Global and Skydance Media have reached a deal to merge the two massive media companies together, according to a joint statement released Sunday.

Paramount agrees to merger with Skydance

‘It's the old “buy the rumor, sell the news” adage,' says a market source.

Paramount's stock and bonds sell off as company seals buyout deal with Skydance Media

Media company Paramount Global PARA agreed to a merger with Skydance Media to form "New Paramount," valuing the combined company at $28 billion.

Paramount Analysts Size Up Merger: Skydance Aims For Earnings, 'Not A Breakup,' Redstone Says Content Is King

Paramount's special committee and Shari Redstone have finally agreed to definitive merger terms. While there still is the chance of a better deal materializing within the 45-day go-shop period, don't put too much hope in it. Here is why I consider this deal as bad, but not as bad as feared.

Evaluating The Final Paramount-Skydance Merger

Skydance's Daivd Ellison, Jeff Shell, and RedBird Capital looked to woo Wall Street to their planned merger with Paramount highlighting $2 billion in running cost synergies, streaming break even in a few years and sooner if a partner emerges.

Skydance On Cost Cuts, Streaming Partnerships & Big Breakup Fee If Another Buyer “Comes Out Of The Woodwork” For Paramount

Paramount Global (PARA) announced that it has agreed to terms to merge with Skydance Media, seemingly bringing an end to months of negotiations.

Paramount Agrees To Skydance Merger, Seemingly Ending Saga

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA ) said it finally reached an agreement to be acquired by privately held Skydance Media. The sides had been negotiating for months.

PARA Stock Alert: Paramount FINALLY Reaches Merger Deal With Skydance

The deal, the culmination of months of wrangling between Skydance and Paramount, would let shareholders cash out at a premium.

Paramount Stock Rises on New Skydance Deal. It Could Be Best Shareholders Will Get.

Paramount Global will merge with Skydance, ending an era of control by the Redstone family of the storied movie studio and CBS broadcast network. The agreement caps off months of negotiations with various twists and turns.

Paramount agrees to merge with Skydance

End to Redstone family's involvement in media group, which also owns CBS, Nickelodeon and the UK's Channel 5

Hollywood studio Paramount agrees $28bn merger with Skydance

The Paramount-Skydance deal came together after months of talks that appeared to have derailed when Redstone abruptly called off negotiations on June 11.

Paramount, Skydance merger deal ends Redstone era

The end of Paramount Global's long and windy road to a sale appeared at hand as the companies and a key shareholder backed Skydance Media's buyout bid.

Paramount finalizes merger pact with Skydance

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), one of Hollywood's oldest companies, is set to merge with independent film studio Skydance Media. As part of the deal, Shari Redstone will sell her family's controlling stake in Paramount, creating a new firm valued at around £28 billion.

Paramount and Skydance agree $28bn merger

Paramount Global will continue reducing the size of its workforce until its merger with Skydance Media closes, the company's co-CEOs said in a memo seen by Reuters on Sunday, hours after the companies announced the deal.

Paramount to continue job cuts until Skydance deal closes, memo says

Paramount agreed to merge with Skydance Media after tumultuous acquisition talks. But the Hollywood megamerger may face FTC scrutiny.

Paramount and Skydance just agreed to a takeover. But media's messiest deal isn't over yet.

David Ellison's Skydance Media has announced an $8 billion deal to take over Paramount Global, capping a seven-month quest. The company had received approval earlier Sunday from a special committee of Paramount's board of directors. The full board then OK'd the plan for a two-step transaction, first the acquisition of National Amusements Inc.

Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison's Skydance Taking Over Paramount In $8 Billion Deal

NEW YORK , July 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Special Committee") of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) ("Paramount" or "the Company") today confirmed that it has unanimously approved a merger agreement between Paramount and Skydance Media, LLC ("Skydance"). The Special Committee was formed on January 2, 2024, at the request of Paramount's controlling stockholder, National Amusements, Inc. ("NAI"), to evaluate potential transactions involving both NAI and Paramount as NAI considered its options relating to its investment in Paramount.

PARAMOUNT GLOBAL'S SPECIAL COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MERGER WITH SKYDANCE MEDIA

Ellison Family and RedBird Capital Partners to Invest Over $8 Billion i n New Paramount and to Acquire National Amusements, Inc. Paramount Class A Stockholders to Receive $23 Per Share in Cash/Stock Election, Class B Stockholders to Receive $15 Per Share in Cash/Stock Election; Cash Consideration Available to Public Shareholders Totals $4.5 Billion Next generation leadership team to take helm, led by David Ellison as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeff Shell as President; Skydance plans to enhance and reinvigorate marquee Paramount and CBS brands New Paramount will be a creative-driven destination for storytellers dedicated to delivering top-quality content Paramount's premier content platform to be enhanced and powered by best-in-class technology and modernized infrastructure offering scalability and ingenuity focused on delivering content through wholly-owned DTC platforms of Paramount+ and Pluto while enhancing CBS and Paramount's linear networks Ellison team plans to reposition Paramount to improve profitability, foster stability and independence for creators, and enable more investment in faster growing digital platforms Skydance will merge with Paramount in an all-stock transaction, valuing Skydance at $4.75 billion; Skydance equity holders will receive 317 million Class B Shares valued at $15 per share Skydance Investor Group, comprised of the Ellison Family and RedBird Capital Partners, to invest $2.4 billion to acquire National Amusements for cash and $4.5 billion for the stock/cash merger consideration to be paid for publicly traded Class A shares and Class B shares, as well as $1.5 billion of primary capital to be added to Paramount's balance sheet Post transaction close, Skydance Investor Group will own 100% of New Paramount Class A Shares and 69% of outstanding Class B shares, or approximately 70% of the pro forma shares outstanding The per share cash election amount to be offered to Paramount's stockholders represents a 48% premium to the price of the Class B stock as of July 1, 2024, and a 28% premium to the Class A stock on the same date. By continuing to own shares of the newly combined company, Paramount Class B stockholders will have the opportunity to participate in New Paramount's long-term value creation potential Skydance and Paramount to host investor call at 8:30 a.m.

Skydance Media and Paramount Global Sign Definitive Agreement to Advance Paramount as a World-Class Media and Technology Enterprise

Paramount Global's board approved a merger with Skydance on Sunday, multiple outlets reported. This marks the end of a tumultuous deal process and a new era for the troubled media giant.

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