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Business Matters: Paramount Global shares drop

Paramount Global shares drop

12/06/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Paramount Global shares drop

Paramount seeking partners for streaming business

Paramount/Skydance deal is officially over but the door is open for new bidders.

We begin the show with Hollywood where the future of media giant Paramount Global is uncertain after billionaire Shari Redstone, who holds a controlling share in the company, ended negotiations for a potential merger with Skydance Media. Paramount’s shares have consequently dropped by more than 8%. The decision to end the talks comes after a sales process that many in the industry have described as chaotic. 

Away from showbiz, Mexico is grappling with their currency value after the country elected its first female president Claudia Sheinbaum. Her controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary by directly electing top judges has caused the peso to fall 2% against the dollar. It’s lost about 8% since her victory on June 2nd but is a recovery on the horizon? Sam Fenwick finds out why the markets are so concerned about the reforms.

And, we look at how Taiwan is wrestling through an energy crunch to remain the world’s semiconductor powerhouse – but is there enough energy and electricity for chipmakers to sustain its demand?

[IMAGE CREDIT: REUTERS]

We speak to our guests Emily Feng in Taiwan - she is the NPR international correspondent - and Yves Hayaux du Tilly, lawyer and partner with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in Mexico City.  They advise companies on their business in Mexico and Latin America.

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