Skydance and National Amusements near Paramount deal as special committee reviews terms NBC News Top Stories 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.