The longtime news anchor recently began working for a financial firm connected to CBS’s new parent company and has spoken with the network’s owner, David Ellison, several times.
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Paramount Strikes Seven-Year Deal to Stream UFC Fights
The seven-year $7.7 billion deal is an early win for the company’s new chairman, David Ellison, who took over last week. CBS will also show some marquee fights.
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What Will Be the Next Big Media Deal?
As Skydance completes its acquisition of Paramount, the stage is set for more deal making in the crowded streaming wars.
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Skydance Takes Over Paramount, and a New Era Begins
The merger catapults new power players to the top of Hollywood and ends a tortuous process that has lasted well over a year.
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How Will David Ellison Tackle the Big Problems at Paramount?
The cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges.
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How Will David Ellison Tackle the Big Problems at Paramount?
The cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges.
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F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s Merger With Paramount
The agency’s blessing was one of the last hurdles for the deal, which was being subjected to close scrutiny by the Trump administration.
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Skydance in Early Talks to Acquire Bari Weiss’s Free Press
David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.
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Shari Redstone Says She Has Thyroid Cancer
Ms. Redstone was diagnosed this spring while trying to close the sale of her family’s media empire to Skydance, a Hollywood studio backed by Larry Ellison.
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Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Skydance Merger
An F.C.C. filing shows that companies affiliated with Mr. Ellison will own most of the voting interest currently held by Shari Redstone.
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Paramount Extends Talks With Edgar Bronfman Jr., Unsettling Skydance Deal
Edgar Bronfman Jr. and his bidding group now have until September to sell Paramount on their offer.
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Edgar Bronfman Jr. Submits Bid for Paramount
The offer by Edgar Bronfman Jr. comes days before a crucial deadline in the scramble to acquire control of Paramount.