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A few years ago, it would have been hard to imagine Saudi Arabia — or any Gulf state — owning a piece of a US media giant. Now, it might happen.
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Katie Couric claims new owners of CBS, Bari Weiss are ‘compromising independent journalism’
Couric said Paramount Skydance’s move to put the division under the editorial control of Bari Weiss is “compromising independent journalism.”
Father-and-son tech billionaires flash cash to overcome rivals Netflix and Comcast as they pursue a Hollywood empire
David Ellison isn’t afraid to get in the ring. As the Paramount chief builds a Hollywood juggernaut that could soon swallow Warner Bros. Discovery whole, a different type of construction is taking place 3,
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Trump Officials Discussed With Larry Ellison Axing CNN Anchors Amid Takeover Bid: Report
Ellison, a major Paramount shareholder, is reportedly courting regulatory approval for a takeover of CNN's parent company, Warner Bros Discovery.
Netflix, Paramount and Comcast submitted bids to acquire the Hollywood colossus, which owns the Warner Bros. movie studio, HBO, and cable networks like CNN and TNT, four people with knowledge of the proposals said. The outcome of the sale could alter the trajectory of the entertainment business.
Jon Stewart is still poking the bear with his comments about his Trump-friendly new boss, Skydance owner David Ellison. Only weeks after sarcastically questioning whether show hosts should “get to a point where we’re all just fired and hired by the same guy,
Despite his 26 years in a traditional media job, ultimately rising to CEO of what was then Viacom, Tom Freston had no interest in writing a traditional business book. Instead, Unplugged: Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu, published by Gallery Books, is a story of one former mogul’s adventures around the world.