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Paramount, Skydance merger set for August; deal worth $8 billion
Paramount Global and Skydance Media announced Friday that their merger will take place next month, barring any issues with the $8 billion…
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Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Taylor Sheridan and More: All the IP David Ellison’s Skydance Gets in Paramount Acquisition
Now that David Ellison’s Skydance has secured the keys to Paramount Global, what toys await him inside the company’s intellectual property…
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Skydance’s merger with Paramount Global wins FCC’s approval
PARAMOUNT Global’s merger with Skydance Media was approved by the US Federal Communications Commission, which backed the deal after the…
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Jon Stewart says CBS and Paramount get their value from programming like ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
Jon Stewart, who hosted The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015 and has returned for once-a-week hosting stints since 2024,…
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What the Cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Means
Nothing to see here! CBS’s cancellation of “The Late Show,” an institution so basic to the texture of our rapidly thinning common…
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Writers Guild Demands Investigation Into Stephen Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, Has ‘Significant Concerns’ About Bribery at Paramount
The Writers Guild of America called for Paramount to be investigated for bribery by the New York state attorney general following…
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‘Tulsa King’ Spinoff ‘NOLA King’ With Samuel L. Jackson to Change Showrunners as Dave Erickson Exits (EXCLUSIVE)
The potential “Tulsa King” spinoff series “NOLA King” is changing showrunners. Variety has learned exclusively from sources that Dave…
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Paramount+, Starz and More Are Only $1/Month With This Limited-Time Prime Video Deal
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Trump Claims ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement Is Worth as Much as $35 Million Including ‘Advertising’; Paramount Denies Deal Includes PSAs
Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million under its deal with President Donald Trump to settle his “60 Minutes” lawsuit, which legal…
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Paramount Surrenders to Trump and Agrees to Pay Him Millions
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Tuesday supplied the deciding vote for Senate Republicans to pass Trump’s signature budget…
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Paramount will settle with Trump for $16 million over ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris interview
In a case seen as a challenge to free speech, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump…
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Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million to President Donald Trump to settle a lawsuit tied to “60 Minutes,” betting that the…
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Paramount layoffs: TV and movie giant cuts 3.5% of U.S. workforce ahead of merger with Skydance Media, citing uncertain economy
Paramount Global is cutting 3.5% of its U.S. workforce as customers switch away from traditional pay-TV bundles in today’s shifting media…
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CBS News’ Scott Pelley: Settlement With Trump Would be ‘Very Damaging’ to CBS and Paramount
CBS News veteran Scott Pelley sounded the alarm about the possibility of Paramount Global reaching a settlement in the unprecedented…
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Shari Redstone Discloses Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone has disclosed that she underwent surgery for thyroid cancer in May after being diagnosed earlier…
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Paramount Global, With Skydance Deal and Trump Lawsuit Pending, Nominates Three New Board Members for Election at July 2 Annual Meeting
Paramount Global and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone had hoped to close the deal to merge the media company with Skydance Media by…
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How to Watch the 2025 American Music Awards Online
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Paramount beats estimates as streaming results pick up
Paramount Global, the parent of CBS and MTV, reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates, reflecting the improving…
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‘Tulsa King’ Season 3 Casts Kevin Pollak (EXCLUSIVE)
Kevin Pollak has joined the cast of “Tulsa King” Season 3 at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively. The third season of the series…
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Paramount Board Clears Possible Path For Settling Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Mr.…
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Nathan Fielder Depicts Paramount+ as Nazis After Streamer Removed ‘Nathan for You’ Episode Due to ‘Sensitivities’ Around Antisemitism
In a 2015 episode of the reality comedy series “Nathan for You,” Nathan Fielder starts an outdoor apparel line called Summit Ice. It had…
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‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company in the…
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Dawn French Comedy Series ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ to Land on Paramount+
“Can You Keep a Secret,” the upcoming comedy series led by British TV icon Dawn French, is set to premiere on Paramount+ in the U.S. The…
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Paramount, Trump Agree on Mediator for President’s $20 Billion ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit (Report)
Lawyers for Paramount Global and President Donald Trump have agreed on a mediator to pursue a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Trump —…