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๐ŸŽง Paramount’s Best/Worst Week Ever

It started with the Super Bowl and Jon Stewart. Then came layoffs, Warren Buffet and big questions

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The gods of Hollywoodย never give with both hands. Just ask Paramount who, in one week, delivered a record-shattering Super Bowlย andย Jon Stewartโ€™s triumphant return. But currently for sale, the debt-laden studio within days was laying off three percent of its workforce โ€” roughly 800 staffers โ€” andย Warren Buffettย shed a third of his stock in the company. The team weighs in on what appears to be a shortage of interested buyers, why, and what happens next. Also:ย Elaine Lowย on how to read the TV tea leaves from her chatย with FX chiefย John Landgraf.

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