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RedBird Capital’s $2 billion power play: Meet Gerry Cardinale, the private equity kingmaker behind the Paramount–Skydance deal
Private equity firms have been making moves in Hollywood for some time, but Redbird's stake in the Paramount deal is by far the largest to date.
The stock looks like a cheap play on Paramount’s revival under new CEO David Ellison.
The Paramount Merger Was a Bad Deal for Old Shareholders. Buying the Stock Is a Good Bet for New Ones.
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Skydance’s Paramount Bets Big on Cindy Holland to Reboot Its Streaming Future
With nearly 78 million subscribers and a library anchored in CBS staples plus more than half a dozen Taylor Sheridan–created ...
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New Paramount CEO Praises South Park Creators as ‘Equal Opportunity Offenders’ — But Admits He Hasn’t Seen Latest Episode
David Ellison, the new CEO of the post-merger Paramount, had strong words of praise for the outspoken creators of South Park -- although he acknowledged he hadn't yet seen the latest episode, another ...
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Oracle Heir David Ellison Signals He Wants To Clean Up Bias at CBS News, ‘60 Minutes,’ To Make It Appealing to ‘Center Right’ Viewers
The Skydance chief executive says he wants there to be a news outlet that Democrats and Republicans can watch.
Opening Day Is Set For The Biggest Game In Sports TV
New sports-focused streaming apps from Disney and Fox are coming this month as the landscape for watching the NFL, college ...
David Ellison isn’t concerned about NFL exercising its right to end CBS deal early
The network’s new owner isn’t concerned about the NFL pulling the plug. " [T]hey still do have an out, but it’s not something ...
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison: We want to be the most technologically capable media company
CNBC's David Faber sits down with Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison to discuss his goals for the company, how artificial intelligence could shape content creation, and much more.