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Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?
With this week’s FCC approval, the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media is expected to be completed in the coming weeks at a value of $8 billion. The question for the new company is ...
New Paramount CEO David Ellison Acknowledges "Challenging Period" For CBS News, Praises Its "Long Tradition Of Impactful Reporting"
David Ellison, the new CEO of Paramount, referred to what he called a “challenging period” for CBS News, while praising the ...
'60 Minutes' staff ready to move forward from Paramount-Trump settlement, but concerns carry on
Fox News Digital spoke with a "60 Minutes" producer about the current state of the long-running CBS News program and the ...
Paramount bidder Skydance plays patriotism card in push for deal OK
Skydance's CEO told the FCC this week that CBS would reflect "varied ideological perspectives" of U.S. viewers, while touting ...
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Jon Stewart rips Paramount and CBS in profanity-laden diatribe after cancellation of Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley said in June that such an agreement would be “very damaging” to CBS and Paramount. In April, longtime “60 Minutes” editor Bill Owens stepped down, citing ...
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CBS names new ‘60 Minutes' head as criticism of Paramount grows
CBS News named a new executive producer of "60 Minutes" amid questions about the program's editorial independence after parent company Paramount paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President ...
What Will It Take to Get the Paramount-Skydance Deal Done?
On Monday July 7, representatives for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the ...
Paramount bidder Skydance vows to end DEI policies and create CBS News ombudsman
Skydance, the entertainment company set to take over Paramount in an $8 billion merger, told federal officials this week that it will hire an ombudsman who will review “complaints of bias” at CBS News ...
CBS News Sets Tanya Simon as '60 Minutes' EP After Bill Owens Departure
"60 Minutes" has found its new executive producer after Bill Owens exited the news program ahead of Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump. Tanya Simon, who was most recently the interim EP for the ...
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Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ’60 Minutes’ interview
In a case seen as a challenge to American free-speech principles, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by ...