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William D. Cohan • June 5, 2024

The Shari Soap Opera’s Final Twist

Unimaginably, Shari Redstone has reintroduced a dealpoint that threatens to nuke the Paramount sale. Will Gerry and Ellison blink? And will Mario Gabelli, the aggrieved longtime investor, finally wet his beak?
Matthew Belloni • June 4, 2024
Shari’s Moment of Hard Truth
Shari Restone is said to be unwilling to pull the trigger on the Skydance deal just yet, despite the Paramount shareholder meeting today.
The sweetened Ellison/Skydance deal is Redstone’s if she wants it. So why is she wavering?
Matthew Belloni • April 30, 2024
Not Great, Bob Bakish!
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A corporate eulogy for a Redstone yes-man as Shari finally turns on the guy she plucked from obscurity and empowered through Paramount’s troubled foray into the streaming wars, until he quietly sought to sabotage her planned sale to Skydance.
Paramount Global chairwoman Shari Redstone and C.E.O. Bob Bakish in 2017.
Matthew Belloni • March 5, 2023
Why Won’t Shari Redstone Sell Showtime?
Paramount’s owner and her C.E.O., Bob Bakish, thwarted a $3 billion-plus bid from David Nevins in favor of their own plan to merge Showtime with Paramount+. But some analysts and company investors think that’s as insane as five ‘Billions’ spin-offs.
David Nevins
Matthew Belloni • October 6, 2022
How David Nevins Became the Odd Man Out
The erudite Showtime and Paramount+ executive became the victim of declining fiefdoms, Bakish-proximity, Taylor Sheridan’s ascendancy, and grim linear realities for Paramount Global and all of Hollywood.