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As news of Skydance Media’s merger with Paramount Global sank in across the media business, top execs from Skydance and chief backer RedBird Capital on Monday lifted the veil on negotiations, streaming plans, their regulatory outlook, Larry Ellison’s role and a host of other topics. One question on…

Skydance's David Ellison, Jeff Shell, and RedBird Capital looked to woo Wall Street to their planned merger with Paramount highlighting $2 billion in running cost synergies and streaming break-even in 18 months or sooner if a partner emerges. The possibility of a tech ally came up consistently on a…

The global streaming giants have called on a Canadian court to stop plans to introduce laws requiring them to pay for local news. The Motion Picture Association-Canada (MPA-Canada), which represents the likes of Netflix, Paramount and Disney, has claimed in a court filing the requirement “is a…

In a stunning reversal, David Ellison’s Skydance Media and Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone have returned to the M&A altar. The companies have reached terms on a revised merger agreement for Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. just three weeks after Redstone abruptly pulled ou…

Media mogul Barry Diller is exploring a bid for Paramount, The New York Times reports. The Hollywood potentate-turned-digital media pioneer’s IAC Corp. has inked nondisclosure deals with Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc., the company’s controlling stakeholder, the paper said. The Times said…

UPDATED, SUNDAY AM FINAL: So, as we approach the end of the weekend, it wasn’t a close call for No. 1 between Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One, with the former beating the latter $57.4M to $53M. Global debut for A Quiet Place: Day One was $98.5M. Inside Out 2 passes the $1…

Perhaps emboldened by the critical success of the “Long, Long Time” episode of HBO's The Last of Us, production company Platinum Dunes takes the third episode in its post-apocalyptic A Quiet Place franchise into surprisingly melancholy territory. It's an…

EXCLUSIVE: David Suchet has landed his first TV acting gig in several years with a Channel 5 series titled The Au Pair opposite Lupin star Ludmilla Makowski. The iconic British actor, who played Hercule Poirot in 70 Agatha Christie adaptations over 25 years, will play George, a diabetic father who…

Paramount Global is pushing ahead with asset sales and bankers are in the house as it sets out to streamline and raise cash to pay down debt. Its three co-CEOs confirmed as much Tuesday at a company town hall with staff. Lots of things are being explored. Deadline hears there's early chatter about…

In the latest executive shuffle at Paramount Global, home entertainment chief Bob Buchi is exiting and will be replaced by Amazon MGM digital distribution exec Andres Alvarez. Craig White, EVP, Worldwide Sales & Distribution for Home Entertainment, is also departing the company. Chief Content…

Paramount Global’s unorthodox Office of the CEO, which started as a presumed placeholder, is turning into a longer-term fixture poised to once again reshape the tempest-tossed company. Consisting of three top Paramount execs – George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins – the Office replaced Bob…

EXCLUSIVE: Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is cementing itself as one of Paramount network Channel 5’s longest-running stalwarts after receiving a hefty double season order that will see it cross the 100-episode mark. Channel 5 said Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is its highest-performing factual…