Barry Diller Eyes Paramount Bid Following Skydance Fallout

Barry Diller is exploring a bid to take control of Paramount, the parent company of CBS, MTV and Nickelodeon, the New York Times reported on Monday. Diller’s company IAC has signed nondisclosure agreements with National Amusements, the holding company of Paramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, sources told the outlet. Representatives for National Amusements did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment. Representatives for Paramount and IAC declined to comment. The development comes after Redstone scrapped a deal with David Ellison’s …