The Latest Contender for Paramount Is Its Former CEO Who Once Let the Studio Slip Away

A new contender has emerged in the ongoing saga over who will take control of Paramount Global. And in true “Succession” fashion, the latest entrant is a familiar face chasing his white whale that got away. Barry Diller, the billionaire media giant who once was CEO and chairman of Paramount Pictures during the film studio’s New Hollywood heyday, is reportedly exploring a bid to take control of Paramount Global, according to a report in The New York Times. Diller’s Iac, …