by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 19, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi presented its own audiovisual production company on September 19. The company was created in association with Smuggler Entertainment, which produced the two series about Messi’s career that have been recently launched (Messi’s World...
Global:
Acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance confirmed, there being no other bids on the table
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 28, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
After long months of negotiations, the transaction arranged between audiovisual giant Paramount Global and movie and TV studio Skydance Media for the acquisition of the former has been confirmed. Announced on July 7, the agreement provided for a “go-shop” period...
Global:
Skydance Media closes agreement to take over Paramount Global
by Camila Sirolli | Jul 8, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
Skydance Media and Paramount Global have entered into an agreement by which the US film and TV production company is to become the holder of a controlling stake in the global media conglomerate. The transaction includes two steps. First, Skydance will acquire National...
Global:
Skydance not to acquire Paramount Global: Redstone declines offer and puts an end to negotiations
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 11, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
After several months of negotiations, audiovisual entertainment giant Paramount Global will not be acquired by Skydance Media studio. Even though in the last few days there have been reports in the US press about an imminent close of the deal, National Amusements...
Venezuela:
Cantv to have its own streaming TV service
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 3, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (Cantv), a state-run telecom, is working towards the launch of a new service described by the company as a “TV streaming service”. The news was disclosed a few days ago by Cantv President Jesús Aldana at...
Global:
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in negotiations to merge into a single company
by Camila Sirolli | Dec 22, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
According to information published by US website Axios, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount have engaged in talks to discuss a potential merger between the two media and entertainment multinational conglomerates. That is the reason why Paramount Global CEO Bob...