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New Paramount Merger Scenario Has Skydance Reportedly Mulling All-Cash Bid For National Amusements
A new scenario has surfaced in the ever-swirling speculation about Paramount Global’s fate. The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon that Skydance, with backing from other investors, i…
The bid for control of National Amusements is contingent on Paramount Pictures, which Skydance has collaborated with extensively, financing several Mission: Impossible installments and 2022 megahit Top Gun: Maverick. One industry vet told Deadline the new report appeared to be “a little early” in the process given the extent of due diligence involved, including the data from Paramount+ and other streaming operations. Discovery, a media giant suffering from many of the ills Paramount is, expressed interest in a potential team-up but those pre-Christmas discussions have not progressed in the new year.
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