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CBS ‘Race And Culture’ Unit Dies Swift Death As Outlet Sheds Jobs Under Bari Weiss
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ tenure began with significant layoffs announced by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison in a memo Wednesday, according to The Guardian. The cuts, planned before she was named to the post,
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Trump says CBS under owner David Ellison will be ‘fairer’ with Bari Weiss as new editor in chief
Days earlier, Trump lavished praise on Ellison and his father, Larry Ellison, who now control CBS through their $8.4B Paramount Skydance merger.
Technically, Sheridan hasn’t said a word on the record about Ellison or Paramount, nor has his reported new home — NBCUniversal, land of Peacock — announced a megabucks agreement with the Yellowstone creator.
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Larry and David Ellison Are Building a Pro-Trump Media Behemoth
With the president’s blessing, the Ellisons’ Skydance merged with Paramount, gaining control of CBS News. Now the new giant might gobble up Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN.
The steep cuts to the news division included the entire race and culture unit, two streaming shows and the bureau in Johannesburg. Additionally, the network’s Saturday morning news show was gutted and its two hosts were let go.
Paramount Global announced a new wave of layoffs that struck senior staff at its flagship TV brands. The company says the cuts are part of a larger effort to tr
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, who will be out of a job next May, poked fun at his network’s new boss, David Ellison, on Thursday.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is up for sale. Why CEO David Zaslav isn't ready to give up the reins
After hustling for decades to get to the big stage, Zaslav is eager to prove critics wrong and complete a turnaround after three painful years of setbacks and cost cuts to reduce the company's mountain of debt.
Barry Diller, the entertainment mogul who led Paramount for a decade in its heyday, said in an email, “Most people, coming into senior executive positions, on scrutiny, fail to impress. David Ellison, on scrutiny, continues to impress.”