James Fontanella-Khan

Gulf state funding Redbird IMI’s bid for UK newspaper has sought to build English-speaking media assets for past 15 years

Paramount Global has held talks about a sale of its legendary Hollywood studio and other assets to Skydance, the production company behind Top Gun: Maverick, according to sources familiar with the company controlled by Shari Redstone. Skydance, whose shareholders include the Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners, has emerged as a leading contender to take over Paramount in part due to the strong ties between the two companies, which have co-produced a series of movies. The conversations were at a very early stage and there was no certainty they would lead to a deal, according to two knowledgeable sources.

Paramount Global’s controlling shareholder has held talks about a sale of the legendary Hollywood studio and other assets to Skydance, the production company behind Top Gun: Maverick, according to people familiar with the company controlled by Shari Redstone. Skydance, whose shareholders include the Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners, has emerged as a leading contender to take over Redstone’s National Amusements, which has a controlling stake in Paramount.* The two companies have co-produced a series of movies.

Former centre-forward will use his 123mn social media followers to expand club's international brand 这位前中锋将利用他在社交媒体上的1.23亿粉丝来扩大俱乐部品牌在国际的影响力。

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