 A huge merger is rocking Tinseltown. Paramount Global has agreed to be acquired by David Ellison Skydance Media. The deal is worth over $8 billion and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025. Paramount owns CBS as well as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV. Devon Energy agreeing to buy Grayson Mill Energy for $5 billion. Grayson Mill operates drilling rigs in North Dakota and Montana.