Those words usually accompany an announcement of a corporate takeover and, of course, it never works out that way. And it likely won’t for Paramount 2024. Consider history: When MGM found it had become a corporate conquest in the mid-1960s, not only was ...

Legend has it that the iconic star-crested mountain logo of Paramount Pictures was born in 1914 from a simple napkin doodle by co-founder W.W. Hodkinson, inspired by his childhood memories of the majestic peaks in Utah. The fledgling company's name, the ...

Tech scion David Ellison’s months-long quest to win control of Paramount Global crossed the finish line Sunday, in a deal that marks a new chapter for the long-struggling media company and parent of one of Hollywood’s oldest movie studios. Paramount ...

The implosion of talks between David Ellison’s Skydance and Shari Redstone has cast a pall on the town. Beyond Paramount Global’s share price inching down to below $10 a share, enthusiasm does not seem high over the rival bidders or Redstone relying on ...

Tom Cruise made a decision on Tuesday that was more death-defying than hanging onto the side of an airplane or riding his motorcycle into a ravine: To decamp from his home of 31 years, Paramount, for Warner Bros. The move sent Hollywood reeling. The mega ...

6:18 p.m. July 22, 2025: An earlier version of this article said the creators of “South Park” will earn nearly $2 billion through their new Paramount deals. They will actually receive more than $1.25 billion. "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt ...