Paramount Goes Back to Square One After Rebuffing Skydance (1)

Paramount Global Chair Shari Redstone walked away from a deal to sell her family’s media empire to independent producer David Ellison, but she’ll have to agree to an offer from someone eventually, because keeping the status quo isn’t an option.

The heiress rejected Ellison’s latest proposal on Tuesday after lengthy negotiations and a professed preference for the deal she believed would be in the best interests of her family and the company’s legacy. After months of resistance from company management and shareholders that prompted Ellison to revise his offer, Redstone suddenly changed her mind.

She’ll have to come up with ...