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What’s next for Paramount stock after FCC’s approval for Skydance merger?

by July 26, 2025
by July 26, 2025

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) was in focus on Friday after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally approved its $8.0 billion merger with Skydance Media.

After more than a year of regulatory hurdles, Skydance is now set to gain control of CBS and other Paramount assets – ushering in a seismic shift in Hollywood’s power structure.

Paramount stock inched up on the FCC approval this morning, but then slipped right back into the red by market close. Nonetheless, it’s up some 30% versus its year-to-date high at writing.

What’s in store for Paramount stock after Skydance merger?

Matt Belloni – the renowned entertainment journalist who’s also the founding partner of “Puck” – expects “pretty dramatic moves” out of Skydance once the aforementioned merger closes, likely in early August.

In an interview with CNBC today, the industry expert argued Skydance could decide in favour of “selling the cable networks of Paramount Global” in the second half of 2025.

Moreover, he sees significant cost cuts (up to $2 billion) through layoffs and restructuring across CBS and other linear TV assets as well.

According to Belloni, the aforementioned merger could also see Paramount+ and Pluto TV coming together under Cindy Holland’s leadership, with a focus on lower-cost, scalable content.

Skydance is already pursuing high-profile film projects, including a deal with Will Smith, and may divest non-core assets like BET, he added.

All in all, Belloni expects the pace of change to be rapid and aggressive as Skydance has had about a year to prepare its post-merger strategy.

Heading into today, however, Wall Street had a consensus “underweight” rating on PARA shares.

Is the Skydance merger a positive for PARA Shares?

Skydance merger could largely positive for Paramount shares as it brings fresh leadership, tech-first mindset, and a $1.5 billion capital injection to help reduce the latter’s $14 billion debt.

David Ellison and Jeff Shell are fully committed to repositioning Paramount as a leaner, more profitable media-tech hybrid.

Other than operational efficiency, the merger could accelerate the US profitability timeline for Paramount+ by the end of 2025 – aided by AI-driven content creation and reduced churn.

More importantly, the merger ends years of uncertainty under Shari Redstone’s leadership and sets a clear path forward.

Several Wall Street analysts, including Robert Fishman of MoffettNathanson, believe the Skydance merger will create long-term value for PARA stock investors if the acquirer executes well.

Simply put, the $8 billion agreement that the FCC approved today offers compelling upside through cost savings and streaming growth.

Finally, Paramount stock currently pays a dividend yield of 1.54%, which makes it all the more exciting to own in the second half of 2025 – at least for those interested in setting up a new source of passive income.  

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