The FCC approved the $8.4B Paramount Global-Skydance Media merger, giving Skydance control over CBS, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Shari Redstone will receive $1.75B.
A $35M settlement in Trump's lawsuit against Paramount's CBS is stalled due to fears of legal backlash amid the Paramount-Skydance merger. Redstone seeks resolution, but bribery concerns persist.
Shari Redstone, Paramount Global chairwoman, diagnosed with thyroid cancer during Skydance merger. Surgery in May. Trump's claim adds turbulence to the media realm. $530M pocket.
Other notable power couples seen in Sun Valley were Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, who lounged out in a golf cart between meetings, and supermodel Karlie Kloss and her husband, Thrive Capital boss Josh Kushner.
