Paramount Global, the owner of Paramount Pictures, CBS television, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV said Monday it had accepted a $8 billion takeover bid from U.S. independent film, animation and gaming production company Skydance. A special committee of the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ-listed Paramount Global confirmed that after a six-month search for a buyer, it had unanimously approved a merger agreement between Paramount and Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Skydance ...