Paramount Global Class A Aktie News

Skydance's $8 billion deal to merge with Paramount Global has been characterized in some corners of the industry as a rescue mission. But one Wall Street media veteran thinks it's premature to say the worst is behind the company.

David Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison who will run the combined company as chairman and CEO, is planning changes at Paramount.

The Paramount co-CEO threesome of Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins is apt to look quite different once the Skydance-Paramount merger goes through in late March-early April, according to sources ad not surprisingly. However, we hear that no decisions have been made yet on the comings and goings of McCarthy, Cheeks and Robbins.

Paramount's financial woes and extensive cost-cutting measures are overshadowed by the potential operational improvements under new leadership, especially in streaming and content strategy. Paramount's streaming future is uncertain, but retaining it as an independent service with improved tech is recommended. Paramount's showdown with Nielsen over measurement fees could lead to significant savi...

Universal's "Wicked" and Paramount's "Gladiator II" arrive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and are expected to tally more than $200 million in combined ticket sales this weekend. "Wicked" has already tallied $19.2 million at the domestic box office from advance screenings held during the week.

"Wicked," the first of two parts of the movie adaptation of a beloved Broadway musical, generated $19.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales from early screenings this week, distributor Universal Pictures said on Friday.

More cash is set to flow for Paramount Global executives as the company said two will each receive bonuses of $1 million when the company's sale to Skydance closes as part of a “transaction award program.

Eagerly anticipated movies ‘Wicked,' based on the popular musical and ‘Gladiator II,' the sequel to the hugely successful historical epic, open Friday