From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-03 14:43:00

Media giants are pausing consolidation amidst rising interest rates, regulatory pressure, and tariff uncertainty. Starz eyes distressed assets and tech support opportunities in the chaos. Legacy media faces layoffs as companies shift to streaming and ad-supported tiers, triggering a wave of divestitures. Comcast and Warner Bros. undergo restructuring, while Disney explores cleaving off traditional TV assets. Paramount’s deal with Skydance sets the stage for more media dealmaking. Starz focuses on driving organic growth and providing tech support to peers. Starz adds 530,000 US streaming subscribers in the quarter, plans to reduce content costs. StockStory aims to help individual investors beat the market. Alexandra Canal is a Senior Reporter at Yahoo Finance.



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