Netflix co-CEO grilled by US senators over Warner Bros Discovery merger While most focused on competition issues, Josh Hawley accused Netflix of promoting trans content to children The Guardian - US · Feb 3
Carol Burnett shares the one warning CBS gave her about The Carol Burnett Show in 11-year run The actor hosted her titular sketch comedy program from 1967 to 1978 The Independent UK · Feb 3
Stephen Colbert reveals date of final Late Show broadcast There are just four months left of Colbert’s late night show The Independent UK · Jan 27
Bari Weiss tells CBS News staff to love it or leave it as Gayle King passionately defends her against ‘leakers’ ‘She seems very small,’ a network employee reacted to Weiss’ remarks at Tuesday’s all-hands meeting. ‘She can read talking points off the teleprompter, but it doesn't really connect to what's happening inside the organization.’ The Independent UK · Jan 27
Bari Weiss tries to win CBS staffers’ trust amid ‘noise’ over 60 Minutes segment In her first town hall, Weiss expressed some regret over her decision to pull 60 Minutes segment at the last minute The Guardian - US · Jan 27
Chris Pine in the dark about Star Trek reboot Chris Pine is in the dark about the upcoming Star Trek film in the works at Paramount. BANG Premier · Jan 25
The challenges facing the Ellisons' media empire The Ellison's portfolio spans CBS News, Paramount Pictures, a piece of TikTok U.S. and could add CNN and HBO. Axios · Jan 24
‘Mushy’ Bari Weiss announces she’s pausing her ‘Honestly’ podcast ‘for a few short months’ ‘If I sound mushy right now, it’s because I love making this show, and I’m not done making it,’ Bari Weiss declared in her announcement. The Independent UK · Jan 23
Bari Weiss ‘expressed significant frustration’ with ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent during private briefings with reporters ‘She is so out of her depth it’s astounding. Her inexperience is on full display,’ one network reporter said of Bari Weiss. “How long must we endure this fiasco?’ The Independent UK · Jan 21
New Report Includes Claims About How CBS News Boss Wants To Change Gayle King’s Role What does the future hold for Gayle King? Cinemablend · Jan 20
Netflix revises deal for Warner Bros. Discovery as streaming giant prepares to report earnings Netflix will report earnings Tuesday after last report showed slowing subscriber growth The Independent UK · Jan 20
Trump announces plan to control college football schedule to protect Army-Navy game President teased an upcoming executive order that would force television networks to preserve a time slot and day for the annual rivalry game The Independent UK · Jan 19
Karoline Leavitt warned CBS that Trump will ‘sue your a** off’ if interview was cut In the moments after Trump finished taping a 13-minute interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday, Leavitt issued a warning The Independent UK · Jan 18
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally The Guardian - US · Jan 17
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Trump bought up to $1M in bonds from Netflix and Warner Bros days after merger was announced A White House official said that the purchase decisions were made by independent financial advisors and not the Trump family.
Bored Panda · Jan 16 Billionaire Forced To Change The Name Of His Boat After People Realize What It Spells Backwards “That is such a classic billionaire blunder that it almost feels scripted by Jesse Armstrong,” one user wrote.
We Got This Covered · Jan 14 ‘You wouldn’t have a job right now’: Trump tells CBS anchor what would’ve happened if Kamala Harris had won the election Still, nobody’s gonna praise him for it.
The Guardian - US · Jan 14 Trump says CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil wouldn’t have job if Kamala Harris had won US president also says Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison, whom he called ‘amazing’, could be ‘bust’ if he’d lost
The Guardian - US · Jan 12 David Letterman calls CBS News a ‘wreck’ under newly installed leadership Former late-night host makes comments amid merger of CBS’s parent company Paramount with Skydance Media
Fortune · Jan 12 Paramount fires back at Warner Bros. bid, launching proxy fight for board seats at annual meeting Paramount has also filed a lawsuit asking Warner Bros. Discovery to give more information about its merger agreement with Netflix.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12 Paramount to nominate directors to Warner Bros board to vote against Netflix deal Paramount also files lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to $82.7bn agreement
Fortune · Jan 12 A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons' lose-lose Paramount positioning Hollywood history is a trail littered with cautionary tales, and Netflix's Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos have framed a lose-lose coin toss for the Ellisons.
Evening Standard · Jan 7 Warner Bros tells investors to reject sweetened £80bn Paramount bid Paramount updated its offer late last month with a £30 billion ‘irrevocable personal guarantee’ from Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
The Guardian - US · Jan 5 ‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
International Business Times UK · Jan 5 David Zaslav Spurns $108 Billion Paramount Bid: Teases Figure That Could Tempt Warner Bros Boss David Zaslav rejects a massive £81 billion Paramount bid, favouring a Netflix partnership while teasing a higher share price that could finally end Hollywood's biggest bidding war.