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Discovery, Paramount Skydance Corporation delivered a solid first-quarter performance that appears designed to reassure investors and regulators: \u003Ca href=\"https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/paramount-q1-profit-rise-streaming-studios-tv-decline-1236737059/\">the company is financially stable enough to complete one of the biggest media deals in years.\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>On May 4, 2026, \u003Ca href=\"https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/paramount-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results\">Paramount Skydance (Nasdaq: PSKY) reported \u003Cstrong>Q1 revenue of $7.3 billion\u003C/strong> — a 2% increase from the prior-year period\u003C/a> — beating Wall Street expectations and marking a modest but meaningful turnaround from previous declines.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Streaming Continues to Shine\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213156101.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Paramount Skydance Flexes Financial Muscle in Q1 2026: Revenue Hits .3B, Up 2% — Proof It Can Close the Warner Bros. Discovery Deal\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"447\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213156101.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>The star of the quarter was the company’s direct-to-consumer business, led by Paramount+. Streaming revenue reached \u003Cstrong>$2.4 billion\u003C/strong>, up \u003Cstrong>11% year-over-year\u003C/strong>. Paramount+ added approximately \u003Cstrong>700,000 net subscribers\u003C/strong> during the period, bringing the total global base to roughly 79.6 million.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>While the subscriber growth rate (around 2%) is relatively modest, higher pricing and improved monetization helped drive the revenue increase. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.emarketer.com/content/paramount-s-tv-media-struggles-strengthen-case-wbd-deal\">Paramount+ revenue itself grew 17% in some breakdowns, showing the platform’s growing profitability.\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Traditional TV Still Drags, But Studios Provide Offset\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>As expected, the legacy TV Media segment continued to feel the pain of cord-cutting, with revenue falling 6% to $3.7 billion. However, strong performance in the Studios division — up 11% to $1.3 billion, boosted by the theatrical success of \u003Cstrong>Scream 7\u003C/strong> and licensing deals — helped offset the decline.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Overall, adjusted EBITDA came in at $1.2 billion (16% margin), a healthy 59% jump year-over-year, thanks to disciplined cost management.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Merger Readiness and the New Ad-Tech Focus\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213154172.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Paramount Skydance Flexes Financial Muscle in Q1 2026: Revenue Hits .3B, Up 2% — Proof It Can Close the Warner Bros. Discovery Deal\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"372\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213154172.jpg\" width=\"250\" />\u003C/picture>Strategic Director Andy Gordon and the leadership team made it clear: subscriber growth is no longer the top priority. Instead, the company is laser-focused on two things — successfully closing the Warner Bros. Discovery transaction and rolling out next-generation advertising technology.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>A major highlight is the upcoming launch of \u003Cstrong>Precision+\u003C/strong>, a new ad platform designed to deliver more targeted, efficient advertising slots. Paramount sees it as a direct challenge to Amazon’s dominant ad tools, offering advertisers a premium, niche alternative within the streaming ecosystem.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The real testing ground? \u003Cstrong>Pluto TV\u003C/strong> — Paramount’s free, ad-supported streaming service and one of its most valuable digital assets. Executives plan to use Pluto as the primary proving ground for Precision+, hoping the technology will boost ad revenue across the entire portfolio once fully deployed.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Also read:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/coinbase-to-replace-14-of-staff-with-ai-crypto-giant-bets-big-on-productivity-boom\">Coinbase to Replace 14% of Staff with AI: Crypto Giant Bets Big on Productivity Boom\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/google-accidentally-leaked-cosmo-its-most-ambitious-and-terrifying-ai-assistant-yet\">Google Accidentally Leaked COSMO — Its Most Ambitious (and Terrifying) AI Assistant Yet\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/team-usa-vs-chinese-ai-how-openai-and-palantir-execs-are-funding-tiktok-fear-campaigns\">“Team USA” vs. Chinese AI: How OpenAI and Palantir Execs Are Funding TikTok Fear Campaigns\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What It All Means\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213152124.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Paramount Skydance Flexes Financial Muscle in Q1 2026: Revenue Hits .3B, Up 2% — Proof It Can Close the Warner Bros. Discovery Deal\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"372\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-05-05t213152124.jpg\" width=\"250\" />\u003C/picture>By posting these results just weeks after the Skydance-led acquisition closed and the WBD merger was announced, Paramount Skydance is sending a clear message: “We’re not just surviving — we’re positioned to thrive.”\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The modest 2% revenue growth might not sound explosive, but in a tough media landscape it demonstrates stability and momentum at a critical moment. 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