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Daniel Frankel

Paramount Global Agrees to Merge with David Ellison’s Skydance, Jeff Shell Named President

Jeff Shell.

Pending regulatory approval, it’s on — the Redstones no longer control Paramount. 

A special Paramount committee has approved an $8 billion bid from David Ellison's Skydance Media to take over Paramount Global. The move is expected to infuse much-needed capital into the struggling Hollywood studio, which has lost 70% of its enterprise value since 2019. 

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