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Paramount Has Been On The Ropes Before; A Reminder How Creative Courage & A Suave Front Man Saved The Sinking Studio
The implosion of talks between David Ellison’s Skydance and Shari Redstone has cast a pall on the town. Beyond Paramount Global’s share price inching down to below $10 a share, enthusiasm does not seem high over the rival bidders or Redstone relying on a troika of George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins, who are […]
That won’t strengthen the asset, and hasn’t stopped the stock slide as many fear another deal might lead to Paramount Global being stripped down and sold for parts including its historic lot. Or even keeping going CBS signature procedurals like Blue Bloods, whose Tom Selleck-led cast is kicking and screaming to stop the show from fading away at season’s end? In the spirit of leaning into creative ingenuity over stunts to gin up the stock, click above to watch a film that actor-turned-Paramount chief Robert Evans fronted, back when that studio was on the rocks and hoping literary properties like Love Story and The Godfather could end the nosedive.
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