{"id":44431,"date":"2026-05-01T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=44431"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:15:35","slug":"a-peek-is-coming-ctd-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2026\/05\/01\/a-peek-is-coming-ctd-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A Peek Is Coming, Ctd"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wouldn’t normally continue to cover the acquisition of Paramount<\/strong><\/em> by SkyDance<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, but this is intriguing:<\/p>\n

Paramount has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking the regulator to allow foreign investors to hold more than 25% of the company\u2019s equity and\/or voting interests following the completion of the merger and to allow certain foreign entities to hold more than 5% of equity and\/or voting interests in Class B stock.<\/p>\n

In the filing, Paramount Global said that following the completion of the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which has been approved by the FCC and shareholders, the combined company would be 49.5% owned by foreign companies and that Middle Eastern investors would hold 38.5% of the company\u2019s equity.<\/p>\n

Those Middle Eastern investors include Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund (15.1% equity stake), the United Arab Emirates\u2019 sovereign wealth fund (12.8% equity) and the Qatar Investment Authority (10.6% equity). [tvtech<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s what catches my attention, after admitting to no expertise in this industry, Federal laws and rules applicable, nor in the games the mega-rich play among themselves.<\/p>\n