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‘60 Minutes’ reveals the hate it received from both Democrats and Republicans after Trump interview: ‘I turned it off immediately’

‘The country may be politically divided, but the criticism from viewers was bipartisan,’ CBS News correspondent Cecilia Vega says

The Independent UK

9 Years Later, 'Star Trek 4' Is Officially Dead

After nearly a decade of trying to revive it, Paramount has given up on its latest Star Trek reboot.

Inverse

An ode to the best Star Trek franchise

Don't make me lose the little hope I have left.

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Star Trek 4 is reportedly dead at Paramount, though a new movie without Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto could still happen

Star Trek 4 looks to be dead in the water

Total Film

Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level

How scared should we be by Trump’s heavily edited appearance on a US news programme this weekend, and Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Colbert says it’s ‘self-evident’ that Trump settlement is ‘damaging to the reputation’ of CBS

‘Television’s in huge trouble. Maybe David Ellison [CEO of Paramount Skydance] will fix everything,” Stephen Colbert joked in an interview this week

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss’s security detail is costing CBS $10,000 per day, according to report

Weiss took over CBS News last month after its parent company bought her Substack, The Free Press, for $150 million

The Independent UK

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Trump gushes over Bari Weiss and boasts about ‘60 Minutes’ payoff — but TV viewers didn’t see that

‘Why would you subject yourself to this type of criticism? Just put it in, because it’s the first thing that I was looking for,’ one CBS News insider said of the network’s decision to omit Trump’s settlement boast from the on-air broadcast

The Independent UK

CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’

Trump said Paramount’s sale to David and Larry Ellison was ‘greatest thing that’s happened in a long time’ for free press

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss has added another Fox News star to her list of potential ‘CBS Evening News’ anchors

When asked about Bari Weiss considering Dana Perino to lead CBS Evening News, one senior CBS News staffer responded to The Independent with a face-palm emoji.

The Independent UK

Simon Pegg Shared Details About The Star Trek Script Quentin Tarantino Wrote, And He Didn't Hold Back

The Scotty actor shared a bit about what he knew.

Cinemablend

CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following a last-minute change by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss offers ‘support’ to laid-off CBS News staffers on ‘enormously difficult day’: ‘My door is open’

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.

The Independent UK

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

CBS News staffers lose jobs in ‘bloodbath’ as part of sweeping cuts from Paramount

Paramount laying off about 1,000 staffers, including some in news, on Wednesday amid longer-term cost-cutting plan

Total Film

James Gunn will stay on as head of DC Studios if Paramount buys Warner Bros

Paramount boss wants to keep James Gunn and Peter Safran as heads of DC Studios

The Guardian - UK

From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

So what does Bret Baier have to say about those CBS News and Bari Weiss reports?

Saying he was ‘flattered’ by all of the media attention the speculation has received, Bret Baier added that ‘we’ll see what happens at the end’ of his Fox News contract.

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The Independent UK

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell rages at ‘deranged’ CNN for employing ‘rabid, lying Trump supporter’ Scott Jennings

Lawrence O’Donnell said that Scott Jennings wasn’t always like this, claiming he was once ‘capable’ of criticizing Trump before he ‘figured out where the money is’ and became the ‘JD Vance of CNN.’

International Business Times

Paramount Skydance Eyes 'Minimal Disruption' to Warner Bros. Creative Teams

Paramount Skydance plans to keep Warner Bros. creative teams intact while merging HBO Max with Paramount+ for a streamlined operation.

The Independent UK

CBS parent company Paramount Skydance to cut 1,000 jobs this week in first round of layoffs: reports

The coming job cuts, reported to total around 2,000 workers, are part of an ongoing restructuring following the venerable entertainment company’s controversial merger this August

The Independent UK

Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN

‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week

The Independent UK

‘They wanted him to fail’: CBS News staff reacts to ‘huge loss’ as ‘Evening News’ anchor John Dickerson departs

‘He’s an excellent journalist, good human being, and someone you want in a newsroom,’ one staffer told The Independent about Dickerson’s pending departure.

Cinemablend

Was Taylor Sheridan Already Thinking About Exiting Paramount When Setting Up Those Yellowstone Spinoffs? I'm Curious

One of streaming TV's most prolific creators.

The Independent UK

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan leaves Paramount for massive new film and TV deal

‘Yellowstone’ showrunner will continue to see out deal with Paramount until 2028

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