Who will buy Shari Redstone’s Paramount?

Paramount-Skydance merger talks end after Redstone pulls the rug on the $8 billion deal. On this extended episode of The Media Mix, Claire Atkinson talks with three seasoned media reporters on why months worth of sale talks ended abruptly this week. What’s the future now for the owner of CBS network, MTV, BET, the movie studio and the Paramount streaming service. 

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Connect with the guests:

Fox Business Network Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino

Reuters U.S. Entertainment Business Correspondent Dawn Chmielewski

“The Wakeup” Daily Newsletter’s Sean McNulty

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