Skydance Closes $81 Billion Paramount Merger
Scale moves when the money lines up, even when every other variable gets harder.
- 02Frank Mancuso Sr., Pioneering CEO of Paramount Pictures and MGM, Dies at 93
Mancuso climbed from the supply chain into the studio suite, a path that required decades and distribution savvy instead of deal capital, a breed the industry just retired.
The Wrap - 03Larry Ellison Is Selling His North Palm Beach Estate for a Record $165 Million
Ellison is asking $165 million for a property he bought at $80 million four years ago, a 106 percent markup that works only if the buyer exists, which tells you something about whose wealth is still theoretical.
Robb Report - 04Ravens Acquire Two-Time Pro Bowl Center Jurgens in Trade with Eagles
Baltimore paid assets mid-season to stabilize the line, betting that a Pro Bowl center moves the needle faster than a draft pick, the kind of urgency that reveals what a front office actually fears.
ESPN - 05Illinois Touts State Filming Tax Credit as New Studio Facility Breaks Ground
Illinois stacks tax credits and geography to siphon production from the coasts, a calculation that works until the next state makes the same bet, which is coming next month.
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