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Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery Set the Stage for 2025 Deal-Making

Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery are rearranging their businesses for mergers and acquisitions. Experts say the next year could transform the media industry.

DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network

The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an...

Axel Springer Strikes Deal With KKR to Split Up Publishing Giant

The deal values all of Axel Springer at roughly $15 billion, with the company’s publishing assets worth about $4 billion.

Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Skydance Merger

An F.C.C. filing shows that companies affiliated with Mr. Ellison will own most of the voting interest currently held by Shari Redstone.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Pursuit of Paramount

Mr. Bronfman has frantically put a bid together over the last week even as Paramount raised questions about his financing.

Paramount Extends Talks With Edgar Bronfman Jr., Unsettling Skydance Deal

Edgar Bronfman Jr. and his bidding group now have until September to sell Paramount on their offer.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Submits Bid for Paramount

The offer by Edgar Bronfman Jr. comes days before a crucial deadline in the scramble to acquire control of Paramount.

Skydance Reaches Deal to Merge With Paramount

The tentative deal, said to be approved by Paramount’s special committee, sets the stage for a new chapter for the company, which owns CBS and...

Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Resume Merger Talks

Just weeks after the two media companies scuttled their talks about a potential deal, they have resumed their conversations.

Paramount’s Deal With Skydance Falls Apart

There were several hitches in the last week as Skydance, Paramount and its parent company, National Amusements, reached the final stages of negotiations