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Skydance Media and Paramount Global Sign Definitive Agreement to Advance Paramount as a World-Class Media and Technology Enterprise

This primary source from Paramount Global supports 4 claims across 3 ledger entries.

Publisher
Paramount Global
Published
2024-07-07
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
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  1. factdocumented

    The agreement named David Ellison as the combined company's prospective chair and chief executive and identified Shari Redstone as chair, president, and chief executive of National Amusements; completion remained subject to regulatory approvals, and Trump later designated Brendan Carr as FCC chairman before the Commission acted on the transfer.

    Leadership and regulatory-approval terms, lines 35-39 and 67-77

    Skydance agreement set the terms for control of Paramount and CBS · Transaction completed August 7, 2025 · reviewed 2026-09-03

  2. factdocumented

    Paramount and Skydance signed a two-step transaction providing $2.4 billion to acquire National Amusements, $4.5 billion for public-shareholder consideration, and $1.5 billion in new Paramount capital; the investor group was expected to own approximately 70% of pro forma shares after closing.

    Transaction overview and ownership terms, lines 20-35 and 56-77

    Skydance agreement set the terms for control of Paramount and CBS · Transaction completed August 7, 2025 · reviewed 2026-09-03

  3. factdocumented

    When Paramount settled Trump's CBS lawsuit, National Amusements and the Redstone family controlled 77% of Paramount's voting shares, and the proposed transfer of that control to Skydance remained subject to federal approval.

    National Amusements acquisition and regulatory-approval conditions

    Shari Redstone pushed Paramount to settle Trump's CBS lawsuit · Settlement completed; controlling stake transferred to Skydance on August 7, 2025 · reviewed 2026-09-03

  4. factdocumented

    The August 7 closing transferred National Amusements and Paramount control from the Redstone family to the Skydance investor group after the Trump-era FCC approval; David Ellison became the combined company's chair and chief executive.

    National Amusements sale and two-step control-transfer structure

    Paramount-Skydance merger closed after FCC approval · Merger completed · reviewed 2026-09-03