Tough to bear

Viacom boss Bob Bakish — who oversees Paramount Pictures, distributor of 2008 hit “Kung Fu Panda” — must be feeling abused. Sources say the studio just lost $1 billion in financing from China, and Bakish isn’t the only one to get the Beijing boot:

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Dec. 16: Anhui Xinke New Materials cancels deal for “Hurt Locker” producer Voltage Pictures.

Feb 17: MGM, owner of the James Bond franchise, ends talks with unknown Chinese buyer. March 17: Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group (aka Dalian Wanda) cancels $1 billion purchase of Eldridge Industries’ Dick Clark Productions.

Tough to bear

Viacom boss Bob Bakish — who oversees Paramount Pictures, distributor of 2008 hit “Kung Fu Panda” — must be feeling abused. Sources say the studio just lost $1 billion in financing from China, and Bakish isn’t the only one to get the Beijing boot:

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Tough to bear

Viacom boss Bob Bakish — who oversees Paramount Pictures, distributo­r of 2008 hit “Kung Fu Panda” — must be feeling abused. Sources say the studio just lost $1 billion in financing from China, and Bakish isn’t the only one to get the Beijing boot:

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Viacom boss Bob Bakish — who oversees Paramount Pictures, distributor of 2008 hit “Kung Fu Panda” — must be feeling abused. Sources say the studio just lost $1 billion in financing from China, and Bakish isn’t the only one to get the Beijing boot: