 The long-drawn-out sale of Paramount Global has come to an end, seemingly, as the companies and a key shareholder back Skydance Media's buyout bid. A special committee of Paramount's board members voted in favor of a merger with Skydance, the studio run by David Ellison. As a first step to the deal, Skydance would buy National Amusements. That's the company that controls Paramount, but before the eventual Skydance-Paramount merger.