Bob M. Bakish, Shari Redstone, Tom Cruise and Brian Robbins attending the US Premiere of
Exiting Paramount CEO Bob Bakish, Paramount Global major shareholder Shari Redstone, Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise, and Nickelodeon boss Brian Robbins.
  • Paramount agreed to merge with Skydance Media after tumultuous acquisition talks.
  • But the Hollywood megamerger may face FTC scrutiny.
  • Under Lina Khan, the FTC has brought antitrust lawsuits against companies in a variety of industries.

Paramount, the media giant that owns Nickelodeon and MTV, has finally agreed to a deal with Skydance Media, the companies said late Sunday.