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Paramount’s Previous Merger Saga Revisited: John Malone Concedes “Smart Move” By Sumner Redstone But “Huge Disappointment” For Barry Diller

By Dade Hayes

John Malone at a Paley Center event in New York marking the publication of his book, "Born to Be Wired and the Next Era of Media."
John Malone on Thursday / Courtesy of The Paley Center for Media

Media moguls and frequent business collaborators John Malone and Barry Diller spent part of Thursday’s panel session at the Paley Center for Media recalling the one that got away: Paramount Pictures.

During a luncheon session that also featured Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and former Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, Malone touched on a lot of the material in his new book. Born to Be Wired: Lessons from a Lifetime Transforming Television, Wiring America for the Internet, and Growing Formula One, Discovery, SiriusXM, and the Atlanta Braves was published this week by Simon & Schuster.

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