Category: Media

Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount

The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance.
How Highsnobiety Is Shaping the Current Media Landscape

Highsnobiety is a store, a website, a production agency and a clothing line. Oh, and Pamela Anderson is on the latest cover.
Rusty Foster Tracks Media Gossip From an Island in Maine

Rusty Foster could never live in New York. But his hit newsletter, Today in Tabs, is an enduring obsession of the city’s media class.
A Looming Question for Paramount’s Board: How to Navigate Shari Redstone

The board of directors has to walk a fine line, looking out for investors without running afoul of Ms. Redstone, the company’s most influential shareholder.
Apollo Valued Paramount at $26 Billion in Overture That Was Ignored

Paramount’s board of directors, which was already deep into talks with the media company Skydance, didn’t engage with the offer.
Deal Talks Between Paramount and Skydance Heat Up

David Ellison, the founder of the Skydance media company, met with Paramount’s board of directors late last month to discuss the deal.
Silver Lake to Take Endeavor Private, Valuing the Company at $13 Billion

Silver Lake, the investment company, will buy shares in the Hollywood and sports firm that it doesn’t already own, valuing Endeavor at $13 billion.
Sports Illustrated’s Owner Sues Energy Drink Mogul After Chaos at Magazine

Authentic Brands Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, is accusing Manoj Bhargava of failing to pay millions of dollars for the rights to publish the magazine.
Sports Illustrated’s Owner Sues Energy Drink Mogul After Chaos at Magazine

Authentic Brands Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, is accusing Manoj Bhargava of failing to pay millions of dollars for the rights to publish the magazine.
Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Social Media Company Will Start Trading on Tuesday

Trump Media & Technology Group completed a deal to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a cash-rich shell company. The merger increases the former president’s net worth by roughly $3 billion.
Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading

The social media company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange was one of the first major tech initial public offerings of the year.
Condé Nast’s Owners Set to Reap a $1.4 Billion Windfall From Reddit

The Newhouse family, which controls the Advance media empire, made a 2006 investment of $10 million in the social site, which plans to go public on Thursday.