Paramount president Jeff Shell is stepping down from his post amid a legal battle Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount The Independent UK · Apr 8
South Park, failed TV deals and alleged extortion: Inside the fiery battle between a media mogul and a high-stakes gambler Exclusive details: In a phone call with The Independent, accused extortionist R.J. Cipriani flatly denied Paramount Skydance CEO Jeff Shell’s claims, and said the mogul is simply ‘trying to save his a**’ The Independent UK · Mar 17
Forget Netflix—Paramount Skydance’s $3B Plan Is Turning Heads on Wall Street New leadership's multi-billion-dollar strategy for growth and efficiency is signaling a potential turnaround for Paramount Skydance's undervalued stock. MarketBeat · Nov 13, 2025
Paramount names former Trump appointee as ombudsman to review ‘complaints of bias’ at CBS News Kenneth Weinstein was nominated by Trump to serve as ambassador to Japan in 2020. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025
With ‘CBS Mornings’ ratings continuing to shrink, could Gayle King be in trouble? IN FOCUS: Exclusive: ‘There’s always speculation about her inflated salary and entourage,’ one network insider told Justin Baragona about Gayle King. ‘She’s undoubtedly expensive and not necessarily on the right side of the new political agenda.’ The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Paramount Lays Out Post Merger Plans: 'Painful' Layoffs, More Movies In Theaters, No Cable Spin-Offs Now that Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) has completed its long-awaited merger, investors want to know what's next for the company, especially with a soaring stock price after announcing a $7.7 billion deal with TKO Group Holding (NYSE:TKO) for the rights to UFC fights. Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025
New CBS Head Honcho Just Blamed YouTube For The Cancellation Of The Late Show It's all late-night programming on the Internet. Cinemablend · Aug 14, 2025
South Park fans threaten to cancel their Paramount+ subscriptions after the show was pulled from streaming outside the US: "How does one go about setting Paramount on fire?" South Park fans are not happy Total Film · Jul 14, 2025
David Ellison Spells Out Goals for ‘New Paramount’ Plan is to create a media-technology hybrid and cut costs by $2 billion Multichannel News · Jul 8, 2024
Skydance, Paramount to Merge in $8B Deal Merged venture, named ‘New Paramount’ will be led by David Ellison as Chairman/CEO and Jeff Shell as President TV Tech · Jul 8, 2024
Paramount Global Agrees to Merge with David Ellison’s Skydance, Jeff Shell Named President Complex deal is valued at around $8 billion and will take control over Par out of Redstone hands for the first time since 1987 Multichannel News · Jul 8, 2024
NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino Might Be New CEO at Twitter Elon Musk tweets that he’s hiring a woman who starts in six weeks Broadcasting & Cable · May 12, 2023
NBCU finalizing settlement with CNBC reporter Hadley Gamble Gamble's internal complaint led to the investigation, and ultimate firing, of NBCU CEO Jeff Shell. Axios · May 9, 2023
Three high-profile firings cast harsh light on US TV’s workplace culture Three big names – Tucker Carlson from Fox News, Don Lemon at CNN and the NBCUniversal CEO – were shown the door The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2023
Multichannel News · Apr 28, 2023 Former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Forfeited $43.3 Million in Compensation Comcast president Michael Cavanagh’s compensation jumped to $40.5 million
Multichannel News · Apr 27, 2023 Michael Cavanagh Set To Run NBCUniversal for the Long Term ’I’ll have to work harder,’ Comcast’s president said
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023 Excitement builds for Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' at CinemaCon Universal started out its CinemaCon presentation with the big one Wednesday in Las Vegas: New footage from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”
The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2023 What’s behind all the US media firings this week? Hint: it’s not equality Fox News, CNN and NBC Universal all let go of male anchors and bosses accused of sexism – for self-interest
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Howard Stern says Don Lemon and Jeff Shell were ‘lucky’ to be fired at same time as Tucker Carlson NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell announced his depature on Sunday (23 April), while CNN’s Lemon and Fox’s Carlson announced theirs on Monday (24 April)
Fortune · Apr 25, 2023 Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon ousters indicate television has more #MeToo work to do The news industry isn't done cleaning house.
Axios · Apr 24, 2023 Cable news in chaos after 3 major departures Cable news is already under extraordinary pressure to survive.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell ousted over ‘inappropriate relationship’ Shell and NBCUniversal’s parent company Comcast Corp announced his immediate departure on Sunday
Multichannel News · Apr 24, 2023 B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Matt Bond Chairman, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal
Multichannel News · Apr 24, 2023 B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Ray Hopkins President, U.S. Networks Distribution, Paramount Global
Multichannel News · Apr 23, 2023 NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Exits After ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ Says he regrets letting company down