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When David Ellison's Skydance made a play for Paramount last fall it was how and when (not if) Shari Redstone would tie the knot. Paramount and Skydance worked together. He valued the studio and its crown jewel of a backlot and planned to keep the company together. He was offering her a nice bundle of…

Paramount Global, which continues to explore its M&A options, has updated the compensation plans for the three execs in the Office of the CEO and re-upped Chief People Officer Nancy Phillips. Separate SEC filings from the company on Monday laid out details about the various exec contract changes…

Yet another name has surfaced in the Paramount Global scrum as former entertainment executive and beverage billionaire Edgar Bronfman Jr. is eyeing control of the company in a deal scenario with multiple moving pieces, even as Shari Redstone’s camp remains deep in talks with Skydance. Takeover…

Shares of Paramount Global edged lower Thursday, day three in the red, amid lingering uncertainty around Skydance’s latest offer. With bigger than anticipated sweeteners for Class B shareholders, it was approved by Par's special board committee and sent on to controlling shareholder Shari Redstone but…

A town hall for Paramount Global employees originally scheduled to take place Wednesday has been delayed until June 25. In a note to employees obtained by Deadline, CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins recapped Tuesday morning’s annual shareholder meeting and also noted the…

Shari Redstone, Paramount Global’s non-executive chair and controlling shareholder, sought to sell shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Tuesday on the potential of the three-member Office of the CEO. Convening a video presentation produced like a TV morning show, she delivered brief remarks…

UPDATED with new timeline. Paramount Global and Skydance have agreed to terms on a merger, a person familiar with the deal talks has confirmed to Deadline, with Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone taking a final look. CNBC reported the stepped-up timeline earlier Monday. As Deadline and…

For nearly two weeks it’s been crickets when it comes to the push and pull between Skydance and Sony Pictures Entertainment/Apollo over Paramount Global. However, making some noise during a Sony investor event tonight (tomorrow morning Tokyo time) was Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony…

CBS and Paramount Global have filed a response to a discrimination lawsuit by a writer who claimed he wasn’t hired because he was a straight, white man. Brian Beneker filed his suit in March, complaining that he was not hired as a staff writer for the series SEAL Team solely for reason of his race…

In a highly anticipated announcement, Paramount Global and Charter Communications said they’re extending their longstanding partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement for Paramount's full portfolio of linear cable networks, CBS owned-and-operated broadcast stations and direct-to-consumer…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight's Blue Bloods Season 14 midseason finale, which is the close of the first part of the NYPD family drama’s final season. "Father, forgive me for I have sinned," says New York Police commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) in church in tonight's Blu…

Paramount Global's EVP, Chief Communications and Corporate Marketing Officer Julia Phelps will leave the company at the end of May. Her group — which encompasses Corporate Communications, Marketing, Social Impact, ESG, Creative & Strategy, Production, Board Relations and Events and Brand Experience…