Paramount Global (PARAA)

Can Sony, Apollo sell CBS if they do acquire Paramount?

Paramount (PARA, PARAA) is in deal talks with Sony (SONY) and Apollo Global (APO), but should the potential suitors acquire the media giant, they have plans to break it up and sell off the CBS network. To shed light on this development, Bank of America Securities Senior US Media and Entertainment Analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich joins Catalysts. Ehrlich notes that Sony "can't own" CBS due to foreign ownership rules. However, Ehrlich highlights that if the transaction were to proceed, two questions would arise: Who can afford to own CBS and who can even own CBS "from a legal perspective"? Note: Apollo Global Management is a majority owner of Yahoo, Yahoo Finance's parent company. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Angel Smith