US EditionParamount Skydance eyes quarterly revenue below estimates
- On release of its 2025 results, Paramount Global reported a quarterly loss and sharply lower profit as higher legal expenses tied to its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery weighed on results.
- Following the Skydance deal, Paramount recorded programming write-downs and restructuring charges after a content review and realigned operations, restating pre-merger numbers to exclude free-trial subscribers.
- On the streaming front, Paramount added 1 million subscribers for a total of 78.9 million, with revenue climbing to $2.2 billion in the period ended December 31.
- The company guided Q1 revenue of $7.15 billion to $7.35 billion, below Wall Street consensus, causing shares to dip 2% Wednesday.
- In the takeover battle, Paramount hiked its offer to $31 per share and has taken a hostile bid directly to shareholders while Warner Bros. Discovery reviews it and shareholders vote on Netflix’s deal on March 20.
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The parent company of CBS and MTV reported revenue of $8.15 billion, a 2% year-over-year increase. However, it posted a loss of $573 million in the fourth quarter, more than double the $224 million loss a year earlier.
Paramount Skydance eyes quarterly revenue below estimates
Paramount Skydance has forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, citing an ongoing decline in legacy TV, but predicted strong growth in its streaming unit this year on additional subscribers and price increases.
Paramount earnings weighed by legal, programming costs in 2025
A billboard for Paramount Plus inside a BART/Muni station in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Paramount Global swung to a quarterly loss and posted sharply lower profit during 2025 as programming-related write-downs and restructuring charges following the company’s merger with Skydance media weighed on results despite modest improvements in cash flow. For the three months ended December 31 (Q4), Paramount reported …
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