Why Did Paramount Kill the Skydance Merger? | Pivot

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss Paramount's future, following the failed merger with Skydance. Will the company be sold for pieces? What's next for Shari Redstone? And what's a shareholder to do? #pivot #podcast #paramount #skydance #shariredstone

Kara SwisherhostScott Gallowayhost

Jun 14, 20246mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: June 14, 2024
Duration: 6m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss Paramount's future, following the failed merger with Skydance. Will the company be sold for pieces? What's next for Shari Redstone? And what's a shareholder to do? #pivot #podcast #paramount #skydance #shariredstone

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Kara Swisher
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Scott Galloway
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Why Did Paramount Kill the Skydance Merger? | Pivot explores billionaire Heirs, Broken Deals: Paramount’s Messy Future Explained Briefly Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect the collapse of the proposed Skydance–Paramount merger after Shari Redstone, via National Amusements, abruptly ended talks over unresolved non‑economic terms. They argue Paramount has been effectively held hostage by the personal drama and ego of billionaire heirs rather than rational business logic. With Paramount stock down sharply despite being “in play,” institutional buyers like Apollo appear to be waiting out the dysfunction while only “billionaire children” circle the asset. Both hosts conclude the most rational path is to break up Paramount, sell off its valuable parts, and move past the dynastic control that’s eroding value.

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