Staffers have taken to calling it “Black Thursday.” On May 28, a half-dozen senior producers and correspondents at “60 Minutes,” the longest-running and highest-rated news program in the country, were unceremoniously shown the door. Correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, as well as executive producer Tanya Simon and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, were among them. The firings were…
Reports that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss could soon gain editorial oversight of CNN have triggered a familiar reaction from large segments of the media industry. Almost immediately, critics began portraying Weiss as a conservative operative, a Trump ally, or evidence that CNN could be headed toward a right-wing transformation if Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition […]
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Bari Weiss will be in charge of editorial at far-left CNN after Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros-Discovery is complete, a report says.
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No room this summer on David Geffen’s mega-yacht, Rising Sun? Oligarchs and moguls needn’t worry, there’s always July in Sun Valley – Allen & Co.’s annual leadership retreat for media and tech barons in Idaho. The “billionaire summer camp” has long been the scene for trust falls and starry panels, while the real gamesmanship of […]
The battle over Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is getting increasingly ugly. Just days after Paramount Skydance chief legal officer Makan Delrahim accused opponents of the deal of engaging in “fear-mongering,” the company’s top lawyer is now directly accusing Netflix of orchestrating a campaign designed to derail the merger. Netflix, for its part, […]
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Paramount CEO David Ellison recently vowed to “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl that the newsmagazine would have “editorial independence,” according to three people familiar with the matter, the latest sign the media conglomerate is trying to tamp down tensions around the venerable program in the wake of a recent ouster of its top producers and […]
Two Virginia residents filed a lawsuit on Saturday in hopes of stopping President Donald Trump’s plans to host a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration. The suit, which was reviewed by Variety, was filed against the National Park Service and the United States Department of the […]
Paramount’s new head of international has dived deep into how David Ellison sold him the dream. Kevin MacLellan told the Enders TMT Leaders Live Conference that his hire at the new Paramount-Skydance, which will soon incorporate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), came at a time when the “frightened paralysis” of the film and TV industry was […]
EXCLUSIVE: “I have been in this business a long time, and I have never seen anything this bad,” a CBS News insider told Deadline today amid the fallout of recent firings at 60 Minutes and accusations of political interference at the Bari Weiss-ruled division. After a verbal dust-up this week between 60 Minutes correspondent Scott […]
PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was “disastrous.” “This is journalistic interference,” Kroft said. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. It’s the highest rated […]
“The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable,” Scott Pelley said late Tuesday just hours after being fired from CBS News after almost 40 years at the network. “The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” the former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent added in […]
With a blistering lawsuit filed Monday, the state of Florida may succeed where Elon Musk failed in bringing OpenAI and Sam Altman to heel. “Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said this morning after filing an 83-page complaint in the Sunshine State’s […]
After a brief burst of good ratings results, CBS News is once against under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate overlords overreach. With her contract now expired and inhibitions lapsed, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfsonsi has tore the Bari Weiss-run division a new one over the direction the once home […]
Stephen Colbert may have revealed what his next move is now the Late Show is over on CBS. At the same time, CBS has absolutely revealed that they were behind Colbert’s May 22 Michigan public access special, the one that aired the day after the long running network late night franchise came to an end. […]
Donald Trump has unsurprisingly promised to chime in later about longtime foe Stephen Colbert’s late-night departure Thursday night. But two of the ex-Apprentice host’s political rivals, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, have already had their say on the Late Show finale. “There aren’t many who can make people think and laugh at the same time,” […]
Bruce Springsteen made a few jabs at Donald Trump and David and Larry Ellison before he performed on Stephen Colbert’s second-to-last The Late Show on CBS. “I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you’re the first guy in America who has lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke,” […]
A Paramount Skydance trabalha para finalizar a compra da Warner Bros. Discovery até setembro de 2026. A informação foi divulgada pelo portal Status e reforça a corrida da empresa para concluir uma das maiores fusões da história recente do entretenimento. Segundo o relatório, o grupo liderado por David Ellison estabeleceu internamente o dia 15 de [...]
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The timing of “The Late Show’s” cancellation has always been curious. After all, the news broke mere weeks before avowed Trump loyalists Larry and David Ellison finalized their takeover of the late-night series’ parent company, Paramount Global, and Trump gleefully celebrated the news of his frequent critic’s demise. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. […]
As Mark Ruffalo continues to fight against Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, he suspects he’s already made some enemies in high places. The 4x Oscar nominee noted that he assumes he’s “already on a list” as he and attorney Norm Eisen urge state officials to enact antitrust laws and block the hostile takeover, adding […]
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Those are real video titles from Make It Make Sense_,_ the _Washington Post_ opinion section’s new flagship podcast, which the paper officially launched on Monday, a day after the media newsletter Status reported that the section had spent $80,000 (!)…
Struggling California gubernatorial candidate, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer, says he is concerned that the likely merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount is “a right-wing takeover of media.”
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When it comes to Paramount Pictures’ pending takeover of Warner Bros., the shouts from those with pitchforks — including exhibitors, filmmakers and lawmakers — are loud: The monopoly of it all, the zany promise of some 30 movies annually, the anxiety that the new merger becomes Disney-Fox, the mass elimination of jobs and so on. […]
Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders are using a rule under Delaware law to demand records.
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Seth Meyers took aim at the competition on Monday morning during NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation. “We have taken down CBS,” said the late-night host, referring to the fact that, for the first time in nearly two decades, NBC rather than CBS will take the broadcast crown for total viewers in the TV season. “Well, the Ellisons […]
A new rumor tied to the ongoing Paramount and Warner Bros. merger suggests that DC Studios co-head James Gunn may not be going anywhere anytime soon. For months, speculation surrounding the future of DC Studios has intensified as reports of a potential Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. continued to circulate. Fans and industry observers alike […]
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As soon as bids for Warner Bros. began surfacing, speculation immediately turned toward the future of DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran. Rumors spread across fan outlets and social media claiming that, whether Paramount or Netflix emerged victorious, the current DC leadership could be replaced — with some even suggesting Zack Snyder might return in a major creative role.
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Paramount Skydance reaffirmed plans for a September 30th 2026 close on its massive WB acquisition. At it’s completion, David Ellison is pushing a combined 30-film theatrical slate. Q1 updates show progress despite ongoing regulatory scrutiny as expected. Ellison reiterated commitment to scale as an “accelerant” for next-gen media. Of course. this is all welcome news […]
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A re-configured multimillion-dollar settlement of sorts between Village Roadshow and Warner Bros over 2021’s The Matrix Resurrections seems prophetic and very much of the matrix in its own special way. With the once-big-league film co-financier paying out $57 million to the likely soon-to-be David Ellison-owned studio, the words of Matrix Resurrections‘ Smith to Neo of […]
Mark Ruffalo is once again inserting himself into the corporate politics of Hollywood, this time using the pages of The New York Times to attack the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger while portraying himself and other celebrity activists as victims of a culture of fear. In an op-ed co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director […]
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At the world’s largest gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas last month, Paramount CEO David Ellison committed to a 45-day theatrical window and to releasing 30 movies a year if and when combined with Warner Bros. AMC Entertainment’s chief executive Adam Aron, asked about that on a call after the giant chain’s quarterly […]