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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The companies are in exclusive merger talks. Skydance expects a surge in growth in coming years.

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Paramount Global shares jumped 13% Friday as investors cheered news that Sony Pictures Entertainment is talking with Apollo Global Management about joining Apollo's bid for Paramount. The beleaguered stock ended the day at $12.44 after registering more than twice its normal trading volume.

Paramount Shares Leap As Investors Cheer Sony-Apollo Scenario

Paramount Global has several deals to pursue, but the controlling shareholders are pushing for the deal unfriendly to shareholders. Sony is considering joining a modified $26 billion offer from Apollo Global Management, making the bid too good for Paramount to ignore. Paramount should return to solid profits as the DTC business cuts losses, making any deal less important.

Paramount: Potential Rescue With Sony Bid

Paramount is currently engaged in exclusive deal talks with Skydance Media, though some investors have urged Paramount to explore other options.

Paramount shares jump more than 10% as Sony, Apollo discuss joint buyout bid

Paramount Global's stock was up 8% on Friday after a report that Sony's movie studio division is in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for the parent of CBS and other media properties.

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Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) stock was last seen up 10% to trade at $12.07, after The New York Times reported Sony Group (SONY) is discussing plans to acquire the media company with Apollo Global Management (APO).

Paramount Global Stock Surges Amid Buyout Talks

Paramount Global (PARA) shares soared close to 8% in early trading Friday after The New York Times reported that Sony Group's (SONY) studio division was in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for the media giant.

Paramount Jumps as Sony, Apollo Reportedly Consider a Joint Bid for the Media Giant

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) shares surged on reports private equity firm Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) and Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) are considering a joint bid for the media company.   A person familiar with the matter told media outlets that Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo over the last week about working together on an offer.

Paramount Global shares rise on reports of joint Sony-Apollo takeover bid

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global , according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source

Sony Group and Apollo Global Management are in talks to team up on a bid for Paramount Global, sources told The Post on Thursday.

Sony in talks with Apollo to team up on bid to buy Paramount: sources

Shares of Paramount Global traded higher following a report that Sony's movie studio division is in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for Paramount.

Paramount shares rise after Sony, Apollo reportedly seek to join deal talks

Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition? No more. Still, don't say merger yet. Deadline has confirmed that Sony Picture Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo Global Management about making a go for Paramount.

Sony In Talks To Team With Apollo In Bid For Paramount Global

Sony and investment firm Apollo Management are in talks about a joint buyout of Paramount Global, according to multiple outlets, sending Paramount shares up around 12% in after-hours trading Thursday.

Sony Joins Talks To Buy Paramount—Boosting Paramount Shares 12%

The two companies will not likely strike a deal by May 3, which is when the exclusive window expires, CNBC's David Faber said Wednesday.

Paramount not expected to reach deal with Skydance by 30-day deadline: report

"There's no question I'd rather see no sale," Gabelli told The Post in an interview on Friday.

Mario Gabelli comes out against Paramount's merger with Skydance: ‘I'd rather see no sale'

Hedge fund Barington Capital on Friday urged Paramount Global to scrap its exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, arguing all shareholders would benefit if the company looked at other potential bidders.

Hedge fund Barington urges Paramount to scrap talks with Skydance

Some Paramount Global investors are speaking out about a possible merger with Skydance Media, calling on the U.S. media conglomerate to look at other options and to treat shareholders equitably if this deal should be inked.

Paramount shareholders grow increasingly vocal about possible Skydance Media merger

Paramount Global on Thursday said it plans to trim the size of its 11-member board of directors to seven, as it continues exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media.

Paramount plans to trim size of its board amid merger talks

A deal would combine Paramount with Skydance, which is behind films such as "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One."

Paramount to shrink board size to 7 as Skydance deal talks escalate

Paramount Global disclosed on Thursday that it plans to reduce its board to seven directors from 11 currently amid reports that the entertainment giant controlled by Shari Redstone was discussing a merger with Skydance Media.

Paramount plans to shrink board to seven directors amid Skydance deal talks

Four directors of Paramount Global are not standing for re-election, an SEC filing has confirmed, paring the board down to seven directors. Shareholders will vote on directors and other matters at the annual meeting which Paramount has set for June 4.

Handful Of Paramount Directors Leaving Amid Skydance Talks; CEO Bob Bakish Compensation Topped $31 Million In 2023

The temperature is rising as Paramount Global's common shareholders continue to publicly and privately bash a possible acquisition by David Ellison's Skydance Media with terms they insist would mainly benefit Shari Redstone.

As Paramount Shareholders Slam A Skydance Deal, Four Directors Said To Be Exiting Board: Could Threat Of Legal Action Derail Talks?

Paramount Global (PARAA) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Paramount Global (PARAA) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's Why

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PARAA, VLVLY and SHIP made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on April 11, 2024.

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With social apps leading the charge in shoppable content, more traditional entertainment companies such as Paramount are seeking new solutions to hold their own amid the rise of commerce-integrated media.

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