Future of Paramount+ among merger talks

[F. King Daniel]

Paramount Schedules Annual Shareholder Meeting, Sets Board Expansion Amid Skydance Merger Watch

Paramount Global has set its annual shareholder meeting for July 2, the latest sign that its merger with Skydance Media is unlikely to close on schedule.

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Oh hell yeah, can't wait for them to announce another Star Trek theatrical movie they have no intention of making!

 

[Danja]

Paramount Will Be A “Melting Ice Cube” If Trump Dooms Skydance Deal, Ex-FCC Commissioner Rob McDowell Says – But Even A 2-Member Agency Could Still Approve It

Paramount Global will be "a melting ice cube" if its pending Skydance merger doesn't close, former FCC commissioner Rob McDowell cautioned Thursday.

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“Paramount can get approved at 1-1 because it could be a bureau action,” said McDowell, now a partner at Cooley LLP. “The conventional thinking, which is inaccurate, is that you need commission votes for high-profile mergers. Only if there’s something ‘new or novel.’ The Skydance proposal is a simple transfer of control of licenses. They’re not already a broadcaster, they aren’t other issues at play. So, it should be approved on bureau action so that’s something that you do not need an FCC vote of the commissioners to get done.”

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Shari Redstone announced at the meeting she had thyroid cancer and is undergoing treatment.

 

[Dukhat]

Shari Redstone announced at the meeting she had thyroid cancer and is undergoing treatment.

I hope she has a speedy recovery.