Tag: Paramount Global

Peacock, Fox One, Paramount+, TikTok, Disney, Netflix, and Paramount show how streaming schedules have become operating systems that drive acquisition, retention, advertising, conversion, data collection, capital allocation, and operational risk. The real value comes from moving viewers from major events…

Last week’s throughline was the growing divide between how aggressively media companies are using AI to measure worker productivity and how little accountability exists for the executives making those decisions. AI is accelerating operational efficiency and labor scrutiny across media…

Paramount-WBD’s $110 billion merger has shareholder approval, but regulators in the U.S., U.K., and EU now control how much value survives the process. State attorneys general add another layer of risk, while scrutiny around streaming pricing, bundling, content access, labor,…

Paramount’s Q4 results show why its Warner Bros. Discovery gamble just got riskier. The company posted a $573 million loss as linear TV revenue fell 5% to $4.7 billion, with advertising down 10% and distribution off 7%, reinforcing that its…

Paramount Global reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $70 million and a full-year net loss of $3.13 billion in 2025, driven by programming write-downs and restructuring charges tied to its Skydance merger. Revenue declined modestly, but profitability fell sharply, with…

Skip explores what would happen to Max if Netflix or Paramount Global acquires Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether the app and studio assets would operate independently or be folded into a larger platform. He breaks down how identity systems, billing…

Skip says the next decade of streaming will consolidate around four to six global services. Mid-tier players will either merge, specialize, or become suppliers, while B2B vendors face a tougher buying environment defined by fewer decision makers, larger contracts, and…

Paramount+ has started acquiring unscripted projects again and brought in former Netflix executive Damla Dogan as a consultant reporting to Head of Originals Jane Wiseman. While this does not mark a full strategy shift, it signals the streamer is cautiously…

Paramount Global has extended its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to February 20, buying time to rally shareholder support and counter Netflix’s competing bid. Paramount’s all-cash offer contrasts with Netflix’s partial acquisition, which would leave a legacy Discovery…

Paramount Skydance has appointed Jeff Silberman as SVP of corporate strategy, reporting to EVP Tony Driscoll. Silberman brings consulting experience from BCG and legal expertise from top firms, bolstering the company’s strategic leadership as it continues integrating assets post-merger. The…