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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Bash Paramount, Serving Notice They Won’t Be Silenced
The two late-night hosts used their platforms to skewer Paramount’s “60 Minutes” settlement with Trump, sending a message to their bosses, old and new
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Paramount’s Deal With Trump ‘Threatens Journalists’ Ability to Do Their Jobs,’ WGA East Says
“This settlement is a transparent attempt to curry favors with an administration in the hopes it will allow Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger to be cleared for approval,” the WGAE says
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Paramount Reaches $16 Million Settlement With Donald Trump in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
The agreement includes no apology and a provision for “60 Minutes” to “release transcripts of interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired”
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CBS, Trump Enter ‘Advanced Settlement Negotiations’ in $20 Billion Lawsuit
The Texas federal court hearing the case has granted a stay on all proceedings until Thursday
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CBS Blasts Trump’s $20 Billion Lawsuit as ‘Meritless’ Attempt to ‘Evade Bedrock First Amendment Principles’
In a new court filing, the network argues that its “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview is “fully protected editorial speech”
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Paramount Chief Financial Officer Naveen Chopra Exits to Join Roblox
He will be replaced in the interim by former Discovery Communications CFO Andrew Warren
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Shari Redstone Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer
The Paramount Global chair and controlling shareholder underwent surgery last month, her spokesperson says
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Barry Diller Says He Won’t Work With Law Firms Who ‘Essentially Folded’ to Donald Trump With Settlements
He also expressed sympathy for Shari Redstone as she fends off a $20 billion lawsuit from the president while trying to close the Skydance deal
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Stephen Colbert Roasts Paramount Over Rumored $50 Million Trump Settlement, Offers to Defend Company for Same Amount | Video
“The Late Show” host calls out the “terrible precedent” set by media companies that “capitulate to an autocrat”
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Paramount Narrows First Quarter Streaming Loss 62% to $109 Million
The media giant’s total revenue fell 6% to $7.2 billion, weighed down by a 13% decline in its TV/media business
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Paramount Ad Chief on Trump’s Tariffs Hitting Upfronts: ‘Everything Continues to Be Redefined and Fluctuating’
John Halley tells TheWrap the media giant is seeing “strong demand” from advertisers across its portfolio
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For Media CEOs in the News Business, Trump Turns M&A Dreams Into a Quid Pro Quo
Pressure on Paramount over “60 Minutes” could preview deal-making challenges for other studios like WBD and Comcast
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Skydance Media Slams Project Rise Partners’ ‘Belated’ and ‘Unserious’ $13.5 Billion Bid for Paramount
The David Ellison-owned studio says it has uncovered “overwhelming evidence of fraud” and that the investor group is trying to “hijack” the FCC’s review of its pending $8 billion merger
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Judge Denies Request to Block Paramount-Skydance Merger, Expedites Shareholder Lawsuit
A judge in Delaware Chancery Court calls for the case to be completed before FCC review of the merger finishes in early April
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Paramount Misses Q4 Expectations, But Narrows Streaming Losses 42% to $286 Million
The media giant is on track to reach domestic streaming profitability in 2025 as it awaits FCC approval for its $8 billion Skydance merger
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