Skydance and National Amusements near Paramount deal as special committee reviews terms NBC News Top Stories By: Lillian RizzoοΌ CNBC and Alex ShermanοΌ CNBC and Rohan GoswamiοΌ CNBC and Julia BoorstinοΌ CNBC 2 July 2024 at 20:02 David Ellisonβs Skydance has reached a preliminary deal with Shari Redstoneβs National Amusements to merge with Paramount, according to two people familiar with the matter, resurrecting a deal which failed just weeks earlier.