Paramount Global looks at content cost cuts and 'Hollywood hits' as executives chart course for survival

THE inevitable Mergers and Acquisitions question came towards THE END of Primordial Global one hour conference call with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday — A session that undoubtedly would be to have has been more controversial For Primordial leaders if they did not have begin out by portion up sacrifices For THE bigger GOOD of free species to flow And profit.

Primordial Global CEO Bob Bakish agitated disabled THE investigation Since Bank of America Merrill Lynch media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich about THE tide wave of media speculation about suitors future (And going) For THE business with A costs "Were always look For manners has create shareholder value." But he was clear Since THE earlier comment And business updates Since Bakish And chief financial officer Naveen Chopra that they are cartography A course For This year And following has take banner Paramount+ has THE promised to land of profitability And guard THE business entact as A autonomous entity.

Indeed, Bakish agreed In her prepared Remarks has THE unending chat on THE Street And In media about Paramount long term fate. "Regardless of current walk feeling, were convinced that THE value of OUR assets Today, combined with THE execution of OUR strategy as We move Before represented A significant value creation opportunity, And We are dedicated has unlocking that value," Bakish said.

THE unlocking process will include A $1 billion to write has be taken In THE current quarter. Bakish And Chopra promised Wall The streeters that THE business will spend less has TO DO And walk movies And TV watch And they will get more slam For those deer with more aggressive windowing of streaming content through linear assets And vice versa. Moves strength by need during THE programming drought of last years strike month — “Yellowstone.” reruns aeration on CBS, For A — are portion has guide It is future. Most of THE to write ($700 million has $900 million) will stem Since existing TV watch And movies that will be drawn Since Paramount miscellaneous digital And linear platforms And development projects that will be scrapped.

After registration A $1.6 billion loss on streaming operations In 2023, Paramount+ will reach profitability In THE WE. In 2025, Bakish sworn. Primordial Global will deliver free species to flow And growth In THE second half of It is year, Chopra added.

Bakish underlines that THE business will Also significantly cut back It is efforts has produce local language content In overseas markets. Instead THE business will to focus on generator hot outlook has House that to have global resonance.

"Internationally, It is become undoubtedly clear that Hollywood shots are THE the biggest draw For OUR public And the partners around THE world," Bakish said. "Which means There is A clear opportunity has skinny In OUR CBS slate, Paramount+ originals And Primordial movies while to slow down spend on local content And partner marketing. »

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Chopra said THE decision was influence by analysis of What most non-American the subscribers watch on THE banner. " We have learned THE Paramount+ the subscribers out THE United States spend almost 90% of their time with OUR global Hollywood shots — meaning We can keep them engaged while correct sizing OUR investment In content that do not journey around THE world," he said.

However, In THE hunting For What THE executives called “efficiencies” Primordial will look has produce more TV programs And movies overseas, Or THE cost of All Since hiring Supplements has A Espresso has Starbucks East lower that In The bone Angeles Or New York.

"You will see We leaning even further In off the coast production For OUR global franchises, including THE Future London Payment of " Billions " THE new 'Ray Donovan’ origin history as GOOD as ...