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Paramount Stock Gains on New Report of BET Buyout

Analyst raises chance of someone buying control of Paramount to 50%

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Media mogul Shari Redstone reportedly considering selling her stake in Paramount after fighting for years to keep control of the company

Redstone reportedly considers selling to the movie studio that made ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in a move that could kick off a selling spree among legacy media companies.

Fortune

Paramount Global Stock Jumps on Report of Possible Buyout

Deal is a ‘decent possibility,’ analyst says

Broadcasting & Cable

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Sumner Redstone: the other media baron who inspired Succession was more toxic and dysfunctional than Logan Roy

Just before the third season of the hit HBO television show Succession began, the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, was asked (again) what it was about real-life media tycoons Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch that drove him to create a TV series about a fictional media family that bore some resemblances…

The Conversation

Holy ($25-a-Head) Cow! Taylor Sheridan's Reported $500 Million Production Largesse Amid Staggering Paramount Losses Roils Striking Media Biz (Frankel)

Sure, it's good to be king ... but it doesn't always come off seemly

Broadcasting & Cable

Meet the real-life mogul clans who put the Succession stars in the shade

The hit series satirising a billionaire media family is toned-down compared with the true stories of the Murdochs and Redstones

The Guardian - UK

Paramount to pay $122.5 million to settle lawsuit over CBS deal

Paramount Global has agreed to pay $122.5 million to settle a 3-year-old lawsuit brought by several large investment funds that believed the company pushed through the 2019 merger of Viacom and CBS at the expense of minority shareholders.

Los Angeles Times

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Ten’s long-running dance with billionaires twists with a succession tango

Network 10 owner Paramount Global has seen turbulent years of succession drama and executive scandal. Now, Ten could be in for yet another new owner.

Crikey

ViacomCBS renamed Paramount in a nod to its past and streaming future

ViacomCBS has renamed itself Paramount in a nod to the company's historic moviemaking past — and its streaming future.

Los Angeles Times

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