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Skydance’s $110 billion creation tests whether France’s cultural exception can still compel a leveraged global media giant to fund, protect and prioritise French creativity, or merely treat it as a compliance cost.
Gerry Cardinale, the founder of the investment firm RedBird Capital Partners and one of the architects of Paramount Skydance Corp.’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., said the performance of the combined companies will impress investors.
Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement clearing Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states challenged the deal on antitrust grounds. The agreement includes safeguards for CNN’s editorial independence and requires the merged studio to release at least 30 films a year for its first two years.
Spreads on the largest portion of Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $52 billion financing to fund its buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. tightened as banks prepare to wrap up the long-awaited transaction.
Paramount Skydance Corp. has kicked off its long-awaited investment-grade bond sale, the largest portion of a syndicated $52 billion debt package for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
Bloomberg entertainment reporter Lucas Shaw is on Bloomberg This Weekend examining Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and the challenge of turning two legacy media companies into a growing business as cable declines and streaming growth slows. Speaking with Lisa Mateo, Shaw says the merger could reshape Hollywood while raising questions about debt, further consolidation and whether streaming companies such as Netflix need new sources of growth. (Source: Bloomberg)