Viacom's Deal With DirecTV May Make a CBS Merger More Likely

Photograph by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Text size Viacom stock (VIAB) is rising on Friday, helped by an upgrade from Loop Capital , which finally sees a road to a merger with CBS Corp. (CBS). The back story . While 2018 may be remembered as the year of the media mega merger, there’s still one more… (Barron's)

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Raggiunto un accordo per la fusione, dalla quale nasce ViacomCbs (euronews)

Price won't be discussed by the companies until the end of negotiations, sources say. Both companies report earnings on Aug. (CNBC)

CBS is preparing to make an offer for sister media company Viacom in the coming weeks, following a meeting of CBS directors last week in which a potential deal was discussed. (The Wall Street Journal)

The merger talks between the two are expected to begin in mid-June, though discussions could begin even sooner, the sources told CNBC. (CNBC)

Approvata la fusione definitiva tra Viacom e CBS: ViacomCBS includerà Paramount Pictures, CBS e canali via cavo come MTV, Showtime e Nickelodeon (BadTaste.it)

Sumner Redstone hovers over CBS and Viacom, but his mental health is the subject of litigation, as is his potential influence over a merger. (Deadline)