Posted inMergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Paramount Global Warner Bros Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery in Talks to Merge With Paramount The talks, which are said to be in the early stages, add Warner Bros. Discovery to the list of companies pursuing a possible deal with Paramount. Posted by By Benjamin Mullin
Posted inBook Trade and Publishing KKR & Co LP Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Paramount Global Private Equity Simon & Schuster Inc Paramount Agrees to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR, a Private Equity Firm The deal, for $1.62 billion, will put control of a cultural touchstone in the hands of a financial buyer. Posted by By Elizabeth A. Harris Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin
Posted inCBS Corporation Golden-Gottlieb, Phyllis Ianniello, Joseph R Moonves, Leslie Paramount Global Phillips, Bobbie (1968- ) Redstone, Shari Redstone, Sumner M Sexual Harassment Television Viacom Inc ‘She Won’t Be Manageable’ They Said. Now She’s in Charge. Her father doubted her much of her career. Les Moonves launched a bid at CBS to overrule her. That was before sexual misconduct allegations came to light. Now Shari Redstone controls the media empire. Posted by By James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams
Posted inAdvertising and Marketing CBS Corporation Hiring and Promotion Kahl, Kelly Paramount Global Paramount Plus CBS Entertainment’s Kelly Kahl Is Departing as Company Cuts Costs Kelly Kahl will be replaced by Amy Reisenbach, the executive vice president of current programs at CBS. Posted by By Benjamin Mullin