Paramount is the media company that trades on Nasdaq as PSKY under the name “Paramount, a Skydance Corporation.” Its SEC registration history records the succession plainly.
Corporate history in the SEC record
The earlier registrant, Paramount Global (CIK 0000813828), filed under three previous names — Viacom Inc., CBS Corp and ViacomCBS Inc. — and was classified under SIC code 4833, television broadcasting stations. It filed a Form 15-12G, deregistering its securities, on 18 August 2025.
The successor registrant, Paramount Skydance Corp (CIK 0002041610, EIN 99-3917985), was incorporated in Delaware and carried the name New Pluto Global, Inc. from 4 November 2024 until 1 August 2025 — the merger vehicle, renamed when the transaction closed. It trades as PSKY on Nasdaq. David Ellison is chairman and chief executive.
Acquisition of The Free Press
On 6 October 2025 the company announced the acquisition of The Free Press, describing it as “a leading independent subscription media company,” and said its co-founder and chief executive Bari Weiss would join CBS News as editor-in-chief. Ellison stated that Weiss “will report directly to me — leading the work of The Free Press and collaborating with our CBS News team,” and framed the deal as “part of Paramount’s bigger vision to modernize content.” The company said The Free Press would “maintain its own independent brand and operations” and reported that it had grown to 1.5 million subscribers, more than 170,000 of them paid.
Relevance to digital political discourse
The Free Press transaction is a documented case of a subscription newsletter business being bought by a broadcast network owner and its founder placed at the top of the network’s news division, reporting to the chief executive rather than through the existing news structure.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Paramount Global — EDGAR filer record, CIK 0000813828. Source for the filer's former names — Viacom Inc., CBS Corp and ViacomCBS Inc. — its Delaware incorporation and SIC code 4833 (television broadcasting stations), and for the Form 15-12G deregistration filed on 18 August 2025.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Paramount Skydance Corp — EDGAR filer record, CIK 0002041610. Source for the successor registrant: Paramount Skydance Corp, EIN 99-3917985, incorporated in Delaware, trading as PSKY on Nasdaq, and formerly named New Pluto Global, Inc. from 4 November 2024 to 1 August 2025.
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Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. Paramount Announces Deal to Acquire The Free Press. Company press release dated 6 October 2025. Source for the acquisition of The Free Press, Bari Weiss joining CBS News as editor-in-chief reporting directly to David Ellison, the statement that The Free Press retains its own brand and operations, and its reported 1.5 million subscribers of whom more than 170,000 are paid. paramount.com returns HTTP 403 to automated clients; text confirmed from the archived capture.