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Shari Redstone’s Paramount Global now has a market value of $9.75 billion.
William D. Cohan • August 20, 2023

Paramount Existentialism & More Goldmanology

Notes on the Wall Street chatter animating the Sconset crowd: Shari Redstone vs. Tyler Perry, the trials of David Solomon, and Steve Schwarzman’s word on Trump.
William D. Cohan • August 9, 2023
Are You There, Aryeh? It’s Me, Shari…
Who would be a logical buyer, if anyone, of the slimmed-down Paramount Global?
Now that S&S is coming off the books, and with BET likely next, what might a market look like for a deal-fit, debt-trimmed Paramount Global?
William D. Cohan • May 7, 2023
A Warren-Shari Mystery & Ackman’s Icahnfreude
It’s not clear what our friend Warren was thinking when he invested in what is now known as Paramount Global.
News and notes on the rumblings inside Wall Street C-suites, the Sconset set, and the Gin Lane mafia: the Berkshire Hathaway-Paramount mystery, a Goldman curiosity, and the latest Icahn controversy.
Tyler Perry, Paramount Global chairperson Shari Redstone, and BET president Scott Mills.
Julia Alexander • March 21, 2023
The Shari BET Strategy
Shari Redstone has combined her family heirlooms into one massive, undervalued, underloved media conglomerate in the hopes of finding a single buyer for the whole enchilada. So why is she making an exception for BET?
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.
Paramount Global chairperson Shari Redstone can pretty much do whatever she wants at the now-combined entity, including replacing its C.E.O., its board and single-handedly deciding whether the company should be sold.
William D. Cohan • February 19, 2023
Shari’s Choice, an S.B.F. Twist, & Apollo’s Kingdom
News and notes from the inside conversation on Wall Street: the future of Paramount Global, the latest on the FTX bankruptcy, and a close reading of a monster private equity deal.
A new book about Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s dramatic C-suit battles has led to a relitigation of her legacy.
William D. Cohan • February 12, 2023
Dan Loeb’s New Quest & Shari Fiction 101
News and notes from around Wall Street: Marc Benioff’s five-headed activist hydra, Shari’s reduced fortune, and Iger’s elegant detente.
Shari Redstone, Paramount Global’s controlling owner, is facing not one but two advanced shareholder lawsuits over how she melded CBS and Viacom a few years ago.
Eriq Gardner • February 6, 2023
Shari Redstone’s Secret Letter
Two lawsuits and a “careless” private email promise an inside look at Paramount’s M&A ambitions—including, potentially, Shari’s plans for CBS.
Brian Roberts
Dylan Byers • June 3, 2022
More Brian Roberts & Chris Licht Buzz
The inside conversation about Brian Roberts’ M&A appetite, and the truth about Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish’s Paramount position. Plus, some fallout from the ongoing anxiety inside Chris Licht’s CNN.
Paramount Global chairperson Shari Redstone can pretty much do whatever she wants at the now-combined entity, including replacing its C.E.O., its board and single-handedly deciding whether the company should be sold.
William D. Cohan • May 22, 2022
What Warren Sees in Shari
News and notes on Buffett’s mediaco M&A play, Elon’s latest machinations, and why Wall Street bankers love Brian Roberts.