Paramount's deal with Skydance is finally closed: Here are 6 questions for its new owners.

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David Ellison is taking over Paramount Skydance.

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A Donald Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?

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Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the White House, April 2025
Sometimes Donald Trump sues media companies. He also watches and consumes a lot of media.

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Paramount greenlit another 'Sonic' movie as the latest is pacing to beat Disney's surprisingly weak 'Lion King' prequel

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A composite image of two CGI characters. On the left is a black and red hedgehog with glowing orange eyes, he has orange lightning around his hands, and there is broken glass behind him. On the right is a yellow lion cub with orange eyes, a white chin and chest, staring right at the camera.
"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" introduces Shadow, an antihero.

The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, including Meta, ExxonMobil, and Boeing

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Cargill is cutting 5% of its workforce.

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Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?

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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024
Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, says broadcast licenses are not "sacred cows" — which suggests that media companies that have them could lose them.

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Disney dodges the Trump question

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Disney CEO Bob Iger at the Sun Valley conference in Idaho, July 2024.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he doesn't need to buy or sell anything during the second Trump administration.

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The most valuable programming on TV is for sale. Why hasn't anyone bought it?

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgets
The NFL Network has the rights to at least seven games a year, including the upcoming matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.

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Netflix's stunning comeback — explained in one chart

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Paramount is selling its creator conference VidCon to the owner of Fan Expo

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Hank and John Green at VidCon. Paramount is selling its creator conference VidCon to UK media firm Informa.

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Meet the ex-Goldman Sachs partner behind the scenes of the Skydance-Paramount deal

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A photo of Gerry Cardinale, wearing a blue button down shirt, a navy sweater, and grey pants, leaning against a table in RedBird's conference room that is decorated with football helmets.
Gerry Cardinale at RedBird's Manhattan office.

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