Paramount Global

American mass media corporation

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May 2025 Paramount continued to expect the transaction would close within the first half of the year, with the deal still pending FCC review.
2025 Paramount Television Studios is set to produce 'Murderbot' on Apple TV+
April 8 2025 Automatic 90-day extension of the merger deal went into effect, extending the potential closure date to July 7, 2025.
2025 Hollywood Squares returns to CBS, produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, Flower Films, and CBS Studios.
2025 The merger transaction is expected to close in the first half of the year, with David Ellison becoming chairman and CEO, and Jeff Shell serving as president of the combined company.
2025 Wheel of Fortune distribution rights are surrendered by CBS to Sony Pictures Television.
February 2025 The SEC and European Commission approved the transaction, with Paramount expecting the deal to close in the first half of 2025. The transaction remains under review by the Federal Communications Commission.
January 31 2025 CBS publicly releases the full footage and transcript of the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, following an FCC investigation initiated by Commissioner Brendan Carr.
January 20 2025 Paramount Channel France rebranded as Paramount Network, being the first international version to adopt the 2024 US branding and retiring the Paramount Channel name after 13 years.
2024 Smile 2 continued the franchise's success, earning $138.1 million worldwide with a budget of $28 million
2024 Mean Girls remake achieved significant box office success, earning $104.4 million on a $36 million budget
2024 Comedy Central Family Hungary ceased operations
2024 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy announced as an upcoming series, continuing the franchise's expansion
2024 Paramount's stake in Viacom18 is set to conclude, marking the end of its ownership period in the Indian joint venture.
2024 Paramount Global launched the 'Knuckles' miniseries on Paramount+, a co-production with Sega Sammy Group and Original Film.
December 2024 Paramount consolidated its television and streaming units into one before the planned merger.
December 31 2024 MTV is closed by Bell Media
November 2024 It was reported that Shari Redstone would leave Paramount Global after the planned merger with Skydance Media.
October 18 2024 Scheduled release of 'Smile 2', co-produced with Temple Hill Entertainment.
October 16 2024 The Center for American Rights (CAR) files an FCC complaint alleging news distortion in the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, claiming the interview was edited to favor her.
October 6 2024 Bill Whitaker interviews Vice President Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes, discussing US-Israel relations during the presidential election, with a segment focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
September 27 2024 Scheduled release of 'Apartment 7A' on Paramount+, co-produced with Sunday Night Productions and Platinum Dunes.
September 20 2024 Released Transformers One, which was the studio's latest film release at the time.
August 2024 Paramount announced plans to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce (approximately 2,000 employees), including shutting down Paramount Television Studios, following a $6 billion write-down on cable TV networks.
July 2024 Reported cancellation of 'The Shrinking of Treehorn'.
July 7 2024 Paramount's board approved the merger with Skydance, with an enterprise value of $28 billion. David Ellison would become Chairman and CEO of 'New Paramount', and Jeff Shell would become company president.
July 2 2024 Nickelodeon Group shut down Noggin streaming service to redirect users to Paramount+.
July 2 2024 Reached a preliminary agreement with Skydance to form 'Paramount Skydance Corporation' through a three-way merger involving National Amusements.
June 24 2024 MTV News discontinued.
June 11 2024 Merger talks with Skydance Media initially collapsed and were called off.
June 3 2024 Reportedly agreed to initial merger terms with Skydance Media.
May 3 2024 Skydance's exclusive negotiation window with Paramount expired and was not extended.
May 2 2024 Sony and Apollo submitted a non-binding $26 billion all-cash offer to Paramount.
April 29 2024 Robert Bakish stepped down as CEO and left Paramount Global
April 29 2024 Bob Bakish stepped down as President and CEO of Paramount Global. He was replaced by an office of the CEO led by Brian Robbins, George Cheeks, and Chris McCarthy, with McCarthy designated as interim principal executive officer.
April 18 2024 Sony Pictures expressed interest in acquiring Paramount Global through a joint buyout with Apollo.
April 2 2024 Paramount and National Amusements approached Skydance for an exclusive acquisition window agreement, with Shari Redstone and David Ellison seeking a three-way transaction.
April 1 2024 Paramount Network ceases operations in Southeast Asia following the launch of Paramount+ via Blast TV and the upcoming launch of Pluto TV.
March 29 2024 MTV2 is closed by Bell Media
March 5 2024 Paramount Animation signs a multi-year first-look deal with Jeff Rowe, director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, to produce and direct animated and live-action films.
February 27 2024 CNBC reported that Warner Bros. Discovery halted merger talks with Paramount.
February 2 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice is released on Paramount+ after multiple theatrical delays.
January 31 2024 Mobile apps for multiple Paramount networks ceased operations to encourage users to sign up for Paramount+.
January 12 2024 Released 'Mean Girls', co-produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger.
January 10 2024 National Amusements considered a deal with Skydance Media, which proposed an all-cash bid of $2.5 billion for Paramount Global. Concurrent with merger discussions, Paramount announced plans to lay off 800 employees.
2023 Paramount Television Studios produced 'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies' on Paramount+
2023 MTV Australia & New Zealand's localised feed was replaced by a time-shifted version of the European feed.
2023 Paramount Network began broadcasting Law & Order, which continued into 2024
2023 Celebrity Squares debuts on VH1, co-produced with Hartbeat Productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment.
2023 Added Law & Order to its programming schedule.

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