Comcast and Paramount Global struck a new carriage pact that will keep Paramount-backed networks like CBS and Comedy Central on Comcast’s cable systems, even as the rise of streaming has lured subscribers away from linear television. Financial terms of the deals, described as “multi-year,” were not disclosed. Under terms of the agreement, Comcast will continue […]

Skydance Media and Paramount Global have said objections filed with the FCC over their planned merger “lack merit” and “seek relief that raises constitutional concerns” — and the companies have formally asked the agency to dismiss them. In particular, Skydance and Paramount said a petition by the Center for American Rights, a conservative public-interest law […]

Streaming is up; TV is down. Those contrasting trends were behind the two biggest corporate deals in the media and entertainment space unveiled in 2024: Skydance Media’s coming takeover of Paramount Global and Comcast’s planned spinoff of most of its cable networks. Warner Bros. Discovery signaled that it, too, would swing into the M&A dance […]

As the industry was rocked last year by layoffs, budget cuts, runaway production, a decline in volume and an overall malaise, one mantra kept popping up: “Survive ‘til ’25!” It was a bit of a hopeful rhyme, as Hollywood looked for some light at the end of this turbulent tunnel. Well, 2025 is here. And […]

Advertisers who want to know how many people Nielsen counted watching “60 Minutes” or “Yellowstone” on TV networks owned by Paramount Global may have to work a little harder to understand what all the information means. In a memo sent Friday to executives at major ad-buying agencies, John Halley, president of Paramount’s ad sales efforts, […]