David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.
Category: Paramount Global
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Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN, and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
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CBS News Weighs Major Role for Bari Weiss as Part of Deal to Buy The Free Press
The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
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CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role
Kenneth R. Weinstein, who will review complaints about CBS News, was head of the right-leaning Hudson Institute, a think tank, and has no experience overseeing news coverage.
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Chris Wallace, a CBS News Scion, Is Advising Its New Owner
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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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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CBS News Names Tanya Simon Executive Producer for ’60 Minutes’
Tanya Simon, who has worked on the show for over two decades, will take over at a time of significant change for the network.
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Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Was Losing Millions at CBS Before Cancellation
CBS could not figure out a path to profitability in an entertainment world increasingly dominated by streaming.
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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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Paramount’s Settlement With Trump Is a Humbling Moment for ’60 Minutes’
After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.