The media giant Paramount, known for “Top Gun” and CBS, agrees to merge with Skydance
Paramount Global, the sprawling media empire behind CBS, MTV and one of Hollywood’s best-known movie studios, has agreed to merge with tech magnate David Ellison’s Skydance Media, ending years of speculation about the company’s fate. The deal, announced late Sunday, came just weeks after Ellison’s previous bid to buy Paramount fell through at the last…