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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

Even as Paramount, the home of the "Top Gun" movie franchise and "SpongeBob SquarePants," continues its talks to merge with another media company, Skydance, a new suitor has emerged ...

National Amusements, the company that controls Paramount, has already signed off on a potential deal with Skydance, which is controlled by David Ellison, the tech scion and Hollywood executive. ...

Because Skydance's proposal would give Ms. Redstone cash and Paramount shareholders stock in a new company, several investors have objected. ...

But the potential deal with Skydance has generated significant investor pushback.. ...

Momentum supporting factors

(media,movie,squarepants)

(skydance,company,squarepants)

(skydance,media,squarepants)

(skydance,movie,media,squarepants)

(skydance,movie,squarepants)

(skydance,negotiations,squarepants)

(skydance,company,movie)

(skydance,negotiations,media)

(media,movie,gun)

(skydance,media,gun)

(skydance,movie,media,gun)

(media,movie,franchise)

(skydance,media,franchise)

(skydance,movie,media,franchise)

(skydance,media,company)

Challenge supporting factors

(skydance,negotiations,movie)

(skydance,movie,merger)

(skydance,negotiations,merger)

(skydance,movie,gun)

(skydance,negotiations,gun)

(skydance,movie,franchise)

(skydance,negotiations,franchise)

(skydance,supercharge)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(company,potential,investor)

(skydance,company,potential,investor)

(skydance,potential,investor)

(company,potential,executive)

(skydance,amusements,executive)

(skydance,company,potential,executive)

(skydance,potential,executive)

(company,potential,david_ellison)

(skydance,amusements,david_ellison)

(skydance,company,potential,david_ellison)

(skydance,potential,david_ellison)

(company,potential,amusements)

(skydance,company,potential,amusements)

(skydance,potential,amusements)

(skydance,company,stock)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	3.90	53.90	42.21

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (company,potential,investor)	100.00
(2) (skydance,company,potential,investor)	98.97
(3) (skydance,potential,investor)	98.46
(4) (company,potential,executive)	98.21
(5) (skydance,amusements,executive)	97.44
(6) (skydance,company,potential,executive)	96.92
(7) (skydance,potential,executive)	96.41
(8) (company,potential,david_ellison)	96.15
(9) (skydance,amusements,david_ellison)	95.38
(10) (skydance,company,potential,david_ellison)	94.87
(11) (skydance,potential,david_ellison)	94.36
(12) (company,potential,amusements)	94.10
(13) (skydance,company,potential,amusements)	93.08
(14) (skydance,potential,amusements)	92.56
(15) (skydance,company,stock)	92.05
(16) (skydance,stock)	91.54
(17) (media,movie,squarepants)	91.03
(18) (skydance,company,squarepants)	90.77
(19) (skydance,media,squarepants)	90.26
(20) (skydance,movie,media,squarepants)	89.74
(21) (skydance,movie,squarepants)	88.97
(22) (skydance,negotiations,squarepants)	88.72
(23) (skydance,company,shareholders)	88.46
(24) (skydance,company,redstone)	88.21
(25) (company,apollo_global_management,negotiations)	86.41
(26) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,negotiations)	82.82
(27) (skydance,company,negotiations)	81.03
(28) (skydance,company,movie)	80.51
(29) (skydance,negotiations,movie)	80.00
(30) (skydance,movie,merger)	79.49
(31) (skydance,negotiations,merger)	78.97
(32) (skydance,negotiations,media)	78.46
(33) (skydance,movie,gun)	77.95
(34) (skydance,negotiations,gun)	77.44
(35) (skydance,movie,franchise)	76.92
(36) (skydance,negotiations,franchise)	76.41
(37) (media,movie,gun)	75.90
(38) (skydance,media,gun)	74.10
(39) (skydance,movie,media,gun)	73.08
(40) (media,movie,franchise)	71.79
(41) (skydance,media,franchise)	70.00
(42) (skydance,movie,media,franchise)	68.97
(43) (media,movie,corporate)	67.69
(44) (skydance,media,corporate)	65.90
(45) (skydance,movie,media,corporate)	64.87
(46) (skydance,media,company)	62.82
(47) (skydance,movie,media,company)	61.54
(48) (media,supercharge)	59.74
(49) (skydance,media,supercharge)	59.23
(50) (skydance,amusements,shari_redstone)	58.72
(51) (skydance,amusements,company)	57.95
(52) (skydance,supercharge)	57.18
(53) (company,stock)	56.92
(54) (company,venture,stock)	56.15
(55) (company,investment,operating)	55.38
(56) (company,venture,operating)	54.10
(57) (company,venture,investment)	52.31
(58) (company,venture,cash)	52.05
(59) (company,venture,all-cash)	51.79
(60) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,squarepants)	48.97
(61) (company,apollo_global_management,squarepants)	45.13
(62) (company,investment,squarepants)	43.33
(63) (company,media,squarepants)	41.79
(64) (company,squarepants)	41.28
(65) (media,squarepants)	41.03
(66) (company,apollo_global_management,pictures_entertainment)	38.72
(67) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,pictures_entertainment)	35.38
(68) (company,investment,pictures_entertainment)	33.85
(69) (company,media,pictures_entertainment)	32.31
(70) (media,pictures_entertainment)	31.28
(71) (company,apollo_global_management,movie)	30.00
(72) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,movie)	26.41
(73) (company,investment,movie)	23.85
(74) (company,media,movie)	22.31
(75) (company,media,marketing)	20.51
(76) (media,marketing)	20.00
(77) (company,media,label)	19.74
(78) (media,label)	19.23
(79) (company,media,investment)	18.97
(80) (company,investment,skydance)	16.15
(81) (company,apollo_global_management,merger)	14.87
(82) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,merger)	11.54
(83) (company,apollo_global_management,media)	9.23
(84) (company,apollo_global_management,skydance,media)	4.62

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

Even as Paramount, the home of the "Top Gun" movie franchise and "SpongeBob SquarePants," continues its talks to merge with another media company, Skydance, a new suitor has emerged ...
High Level Abstractions:

(media,movie,squarepants)
(skydance,media,franchise)
(media,movie,franchise)
(skydance,company,movie)
(skydance,negotiations,squarepants)
(media,movie,gun)
(skydance,movie,media,gun)
(skydance,movie,media,franchise)
(skydance,movie,media,squarepants)
(skydance,media,gun)
(skydance,movie,squarepants)
(skydance,company,squarepants)
(skydance,media,squarepants)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(franchise,media,skydance) [inferred]
(company,skydance,stock) [inferred]
(movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(gun,media,movie) [inferred]
(media,movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(gun,media,skydance) [inferred]
(media,movie,squarepants) [inferred]
(gun,media,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(franchise,media,movie) [inferred]
(franchise,media,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(media,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,skydance,supercharge) [inferred]

momentum - Back to HLA

Even as Paramount, the home of the "Top Gun" movie franchise and "SpongeBob SquarePants," continues its talks to merge with another media company, Skydance, a new suitor has emerged. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,negotiations,media)
(company,apollo_global_management,squarepants)
(company,apollo_global_management,movie)
(company,squarepants)
(company,media,squarepants)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,movie)
(skydance,media,company)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,squarepants)
(company,investment,squarepants)
(skydance,movie,media,company)
(company,investment,movie)
(media,squarepants)
(company,media,movie)
Inferred entity relationships (35)
(apollo_global_management,company,media) [inferred]
(company,investment,movie) [inferred]
(company,investment,operating) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,skydance,stock) [inferred]
(movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,merger) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie) [inferred]
(company,media,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,media,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,venture) [inferred]
(company,media,movie) [inferred]
(media,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,merger,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,media,skydance) [inferred]
(company,media,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,media,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,movie,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations) [inferred]
(company,investment,media) [inferred]
(negotiations,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,investment,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(media,skydance,supercharge) [inferred]

momentum - Back to HLA

Even as Paramount, the home of the "Top Gun" movie franchise and "SpongeBob SquarePants," continues its talks to merge with another media company, Skydance, a new suitor has emerged.. . Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management, an investment firm, have been in discussions about teaming up for a joint bid to acquire Paramount, two people familiar with the situation said Thursday ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,apollo_global_management,pictures_entertainment)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,media)
(company,investment,skydance)
(company,apollo_global_management,media)
(company,investment,pictures_entertainment)
(company,media,pictures_entertainment)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,pictures_entertainment)
(company,media,investment)
(media,pictures_entertainment)
Inferred entity relationships (27)
(apollo_global_management,company,merger,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,media) [inferred]
(company,investment,movie) [inferred]
(company,investment,operating) [inferred]
(media,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,media,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,media,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(company,media,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,merger) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie) [inferred]
(company,media,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,investment,media) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,media,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,venture) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,media,movie) [inferred]
(media,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,skydance,supercharge) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance.. . Even as Paramount, the home of the "Top Gun" movie franchise and "SpongeBob SquarePants," continues its talks to merge with another media company, Skydance, a new suitor has emerged ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,movie,franchise)
(skydance,movie,merger)
(skydance,movie,gun)
(skydance,negotiations,movie)
(skydance,negotiations,merger)
(skydance,negotiations,gun)
(skydance,negotiations,franchise)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(negotiations,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Ellison's management team, which includes John Lasseter, a former Pixar executive. The plan calls for operational efficiencies and for Skydance to supercharge Paramount's streaming abilities.. . The fusion of Paramount and Sony would create a media colossus that would put a collection of TV channels and movie studios under the same corporate umbrella ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,supercharge)

WIP - Back to HLA

But the potential deal with Skydance has generated significant investor pushback.. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,potential,investor)
(skydance,potential,investor)
(skydance,company,potential,investor)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(investor,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investor,potential) [inferred]
(company,investor,potential,skydance) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

National Amusements, the company that controls Paramount, has already signed off on a potential deal with Skydance, which is controlled by David Ellison, the tech scion and Hollywood executive. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,potential,david_ellison)
(skydance,company,potential,executive)
(skydance,amusements,david_ellison)
(company,potential,executive)
(skydance,potential,executive)
(skydance,company,potential,david_ellison)
(skydance,amusements,executive)
(skydance,potential,david_ellison)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(executive,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(david_ellison,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(company,executive,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(company,david_ellison,potential) [inferred]
(company,david_ellison,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(company,executive,potential) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

National Amusements, the company that controls Paramount, has already signed off on a potential deal with Skydance, which is controlled by David Ellison, the tech scion and Hollywood executive ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,potential,amusements)
(skydance,company,potential,amusements)
(skydance,amusements,company)
(skydance,potential,amusements)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(amusements,company,potential) [inferred]
(amusements,company,potential,skydance) [inferred]
(company,skydance,stock) [inferred]
(amusements,company,skydance) [inferred]
(company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Because Skydance's proposal would give Ms. Redstone cash and Paramount shareholders stock in a new company, several investors have objected. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,company,stock)
(skydance,stock)
(skydance,company,shareholders)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(skydance,stock) [inferred]
(company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Because Skydance's proposal would give Ms. Redstone cash and Paramount shareholders stock in a new company, several investors have objected ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,company,redstone)

WIP - Back to HLA

The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,apollo_global_management,negotiations)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,merger)
(company,apollo_global_management,skydance,negotiations)
(company,apollo_global_management,merger)
(skydance,company,negotiations)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(apollo_global_management,company,merger) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,merger,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,media) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,negotiations,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,media,skydance) [inferred]
(negotiations,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment,skydance) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(apollo_global_management,company,negotiations,skydance) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The fusion of Paramount and Sony would create a media colossus that would put a collection of TV channels and movie studios under the same corporate umbrella. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(media,movie,corporate)
(skydance,media,corporate)
(skydance,movie,media,corporate)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(media,movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(corporate,media,skydance) [inferred]
(media,movie,squarepants) [inferred]
(movie,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(corporate,media,movie,skydance) [inferred]
(corporate,media,movie) [inferred]
(media,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]
(media,skydance,supercharge) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The plan calls for operational efficiencies and for Skydance to supercharge Paramount's streaming abilities.. . The fusion of Paramount and Sony would create a media colossus that would put a collection of TV channels and movie studios under the same corporate umbrella ...
High Level Abstractions:

(media,supercharge)
(skydance,media,supercharge)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(skydance,supercharge) [inferred]
(media,skydance,squarepants) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

National Amusements is controlled by Shari Redstone, who has appointed a special committee of independent board advisers to weigh Skydance's offer ...
High Level Abstractions:

(skydance,amusements,shari_redstone)

WIP - Back to HLA

The bid would be an all-cash offer for the outstanding stock in Paramount, in effect taking the company private through a joint venture. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,stock)
(company,venture,all-cash)
(company,venture,stock)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(company,stock) [inferred]
(company,stock,venture) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

One structure could have Apollo take a minority stake in the joint venture, with Sony becoming the majority owner and operating the company. At some point, Apollo could cash out its investment, possibly by selling its stake back to Sony ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,investment,operating)
(company,venture,operating)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(company,investment,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,investment,venture) [inferred]
(company,investment,movie) [inferred]
(company,investment,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,investment,media) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

One structure could have Apollo take a minority stake in the joint venture, with Sony becoming the majority owner and operating the company. At some point, Apollo could cash out its investment, possibly by selling its stake back to Sony. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,venture,investment)
(company,venture,cash)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(company,investment,skydance) [inferred]
(company,investment,squarepants) [inferred]
(company,investment,movie) [inferred]
(company,investment,operating) [inferred]
(company,investment,pictures_entertainment) [inferred]
(company,investment,media) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

If Sony prevailed in its bid, the company would most likely operate the Paramount studio as a label within its own media empire, fusing the studio's marketing and distribution arm with its own. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,media,marketing)
(media,marketing)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(marketing,media) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

If Sony prevailed in its bid, the company would most likely operate the Paramount studio as a label within its own media empire, fusing the studio's marketing and distribution arm with its own ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,media,label)
(media,label)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(label,media) [inferred]

Semantics Relevance

Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount