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Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company and the flagship subsidiary of Paramount Skydance. Founded on May 8, 1912, it is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world and the second-oldest in the United States, and is counted among the major Hollywood studios known as the Big Five. The company is headquartered within the city limits of Los Angeles, California.
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Trump's DOJ closes Paramount-Warner probe before staff could object
Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery was cleared at the federal level. Paramount had earlier paid $16 million to Trump's presidential library to settle a CBS 60 Minutes lawsuit.
Paramount asks Trump's FCC to let Gulf funds own 38.5% of CBS-CNN owner
Paramount Skydance secured roughly $24 billion in equity financing from the three Gulf sovereign wealth funds for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and asked the FCC to permit foreign ownership above its 25% statutory limit. The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners retain full voting control.
Paramount buys Bari Weiss's Free Press, names her CBS News editor
Paramount Skydance acquired The Free Press for about $150 million and created the editor-in-chief role at CBS News for its founder, Bari Weiss, who reports directly to chairman David Ellison.
Paramount pays Trump $16M to settle CBS 60 Minutes lawsuit
Agreed to pay $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit against CBS News, choosing not to contest the case while its proposed merger with Skydance Media awaits FCC approval.