The agreement gives Paramount 45 days to get a better offer than the $8 billion Skydance is planning to spend including $4.5 billion earmarked for Paramount's public shareholders.

So the Paramount-Skydance merger isn’t necessarily proceeding more slowly, but it is playing out in an unusual way, with two separate issues emerging as sticking points: Paramount’s diversity ...

Under terms of the deal, Skydance and its financial partners RedBird Capital Partners and private equity firm KKR have agreed to provide a $1.5-billion cash infusion to help Paramount pay down debt.

Bronfman’s bid isn’t expected to derail the Skydance deal, according to the knowledgeable people. But there are risks to Paramount’s late-in-the-game flirtation with another suitor.

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Paramount said it's considering a competing acquisition bid led by Seagram heir and media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr., and will extend a so-called go-shop period with merger partner Skydance Media.

Paramount and Skydance Media have agreed to a transaction to create a combined company worth about $28 billion, adding to a string of high-profile mergers in the entertainment industry.

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David Ellison, the new chief executive of Paramount, has big plans for the media giant and wants to turn it into a "media and technology" company, according to the Financial Times. Home News ...

Investing.com-- Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) said on late-Sunday its board had unanimously approved a takeover offer by Skydance Media, ending months of speculation over the deal ...

There are a lot of hopes and dreams riding on the $8.4 billion agreement. A successful rescue of Paramount could point the way toward a shiny future for an increasingly uncertain media industry.