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Skydance Media Gets Board Committee Approval For Control Of Paramount Global After Lengthy Chase

Skydance Media has gained board committee approval for its proposed acquisition of Paramount Global controlling shareholder National Amusements.

While earlier Skydance overtures caused Paramount’s already battered stock to sink even lower due to concerns about shareholder dilution, the most recent go-round has boosted the share price. In Hollywood and media circles, the Paramount M&A watch has punctuated a period marked by existential anxiety and fears emerged of another major studio poised to disappear in the wake of Fox’s absorption by Disney. The company, which is a fraction of the size of top media rivals Disney and Comcast, is straining to make a profit in streaming as it confronts secular declines in its linear TV business and an unsettled moviegoing climate.

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