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It's official: Sister mass media conglomerates CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are back under the same roof. The two companies' $12 billion merger closed after market hours on Wednesday. The combined entity has been renamed ViacomCBS Inc.

CBS Corp and Viacom Inc completed their merger on Wednesday, reuniting media mogul Sumner Redstone's U.S. entertainment empire. The combined entity, ViacomCBS Inc , is controlled by National Amusements Inc, the holding company owned by billionaire Sumner Redstone and his daughter, Shari. The third attempt at a merger since 2016 is a decisive win for Shari Redstone, whose father built the companies through a series of mergers and then broke them apart 13 years ago.

The group’s annual meeting was to take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Its GM says several group bookings have cancelled.

Needham and Co analyst Laura Martin said rising competition from Disney+ and Apple could cause the streaming giant to lose 4 million U.S. subscribers in 2020.

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) assigned a B2 rating to the proposed $400 million senior unsecured note due 2025 of OUTFRONT Media Capital LLC, a subsidiary of OUTFRONT Media Inc. (OUTFRONT). The B1 corporate family rating (CFR) of OUTFRONT, the Ba1 senior secured rating and the existing B2 senior unsecured notes rating issued by the subsidiary remains unchanged.

Bigscreen, Inc. and Paramount Pictures today announced a multi-year agreement to distribute classic 2D & 3D films in 10 countries worldwide through Bigscreen, the social VR movie watching platform.

Atlanta's first world title fight in 21 years proved successful and showed promotors that the city can be an 'attractive market' for major boxing events.

Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") assigned a Baa2 rating to ViacomCBS Inc.'s (ViacomCBS) proposed senior unsecured notes offering. The company intends to use proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes and debt reduction originally issued by either CBS Corporation or one of its predecessors, CBS Broadcasting Inc. or one of its predecessors, or Viacom Inc. The outlook is stable. ViacomCBS's Baa2 rating is supported by its leadership position in the television media and advertising industry - as indicated by its sizeable revenue and its large, diverse and valuable asset base and iconic brands in each of its segments.

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) assigned a Ba2 rating to Cedar Fair, L.P.'s (Cedar Fair) proposed $875 million senior secured notes. The speculative grade liquidity (SGL) rating was upgraded to SLG-3 from SGL-4.

Rating Action: Moody's downgrades Cedar Fair's CFR to B2 from B1; Remains on review for downgrade. Global Credit Research- 07 Apr 2020. New York, April 07, 2020-- Moody's Investors Service downgraded Cedar ...

Gervonta 'Tank' Davis vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa is set to be Atlanta's first world title fight in over two decades.

Goldman Sachs says that stocks with low ratios of labor costs to revenue are poised to be market leaders amid a tight job market.

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) downgraded OUTFRONT Media Inc.'s (OUTFRONT) corporate family rating (CFR) to B1 from Ba3 and the Probability of Default Rating (PDR) to B1-PD from Ba3-PD. In addition, Moody's downgraded the senior unsecured note rating issued by OUTFRONT's subsidiary to B2 from B1 and affirmed the senior secured debt rating at Ba1.

It's the second season in a row that NFL ratings have gone up 5% overall.

OpenAP, the advanced advertising company bringing simplicity and scale to audience-based campaigns in television, today announced that CBS Television Network and CBS' digital video assets will soon be available in the OpenAP Market, offering advertisers access to ViacomCBS' full portfolio of premium content.

Q3 2019 CBS Corp Earnings Call

The streaming landscape is in the midst of an arms race that The Walt Disney Co. is only escalating with the arrival of Disney+.

Paramount Studios is betting on Tom Cruise to revive its fortunes.

In addition, all ratings, including the Ba1 senior secured debt ratings, were placed on review for downgrade. The ratings were downgraded and placed under review due to the coronavirus outbreak's impact on Cedar Fair's ability to operate its amusement parks as normally scheduled as well as the effect on the overall economy and consumer sentiment.