David Letterman doubts late-night’s future before Colbert finale Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversy The Guardian - US · May 5
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar Michael B Jordan and Juno Temple voice indistinctive body-swap caper for kids with muddled empathy message The Guardian - US · May 1
What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean HBO Max, “Harry Potter” and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount. Newslaundry · Apr 24
Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger, But Is This The End? Paramount and Skydance’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery has been approved by WBD shareholders. But, is that the final word on the matter. The Mary Sue · Apr 23
What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, news and film HBO Max, "Harry Potter," and CNN could soon find themselves under the ownership of Paramount, following a significant vote by Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders. The Independent UK · Apr 23
Warner Bros shareholders green light Paramount’s $81 billion merger Paramount has secured funding from several sovereign investment funds, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, as well as funds from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to regulatory filings The Independent UK · Apr 23
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
Trump is remaking the US media in his own image – and smashing accountability with it This is the point of absurdity we have reached: on March 15, US President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, asserted that American news organisations were running AI-generated Iranian propaganda, and should be charged with treason for the dissemination of false information. One of the instances he cited was… The Conversation · Mar 25
10 Years Later, The One Star Trek Series Ending Signals The Close Of An Era 'Starfleet Academy' will not get a Season 3. Here's what that means for Star Trek on TV as we know it. Inverse · Mar 23
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
Tom Cruise Risked His Life For A Stunt Again, But Most People May Never Get To See The Footage This mission probably won't be seen by us. Cinemablend · Mar 10
Netflix Has Been Vilified By Hollywood For A While, But There Are Signs That's Changing The times, they are a-changing Cinemablend · Mar 6
Paramount acquires Warner Bros Discovery in mega deal: the winners, losers and Trump’s man in the middle Netflix’s planned acquisition of Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has fallen apart at the eleventh hour, as Paramount Skydance has made a “superior” proposal to buy the conglomerate for A$156 billion. The Conversation · Mar 3
From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise It's a come-from-behind story fit for Hollywood itself The Independent UK · Feb 28
The Independent UK · Feb 27 Paramount must convince regulators its deal with Warner will not hurt customers After months of heated wrangling, Paramount has emerged the apparent victor in its bid to acquire storied Hollywood rival Warner Bros
The Independent UK · Feb 27 What Paramount’s Warner Bros deal means for Hollywood after major acquisition Two of Hollywood’s oldest studios are set to be consolidating into one. Here is what to know about the merger
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Netflix refuses to raise bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount takeover ‘The deal is no longer financially attractive,’ said Netflix in a statement
Axios · Jan 24 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.
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Paramount's next target in hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. is a board of its own making Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Letterman trashes ‘those idiots at CBS’ over state of news division CBS News has been under heavy scrutiny since conservative commentator Bari Weiss was installed as editor-in-chief, a move critics feared would mean the network softening its coverage of the Trump administration
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025 Bari Weiss makes pointed dig at new French citizen George Clooney after he slammed her CBS News takeover: ‘Bonjour!’ Hollywood star railed against Weiss for ‘dismantling’ CBS News since her arrival this fall while blasting news network for capitulating to Donald Trump
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 George Clooney says CBS and ABC should have told Trump to ‘go f*** yourself’ rather than settle lawsuits The Oscar-winner also torched Bari Weiss, saying that CBS News editor-in-chief was ‘dismantling’ the network
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025 ‘60 Minutes’ segment controversially spiked by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss appears to leak online The recently installed editor’s decision to pull a story on Venezuelans the U.S. deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process has the staff ready to ‘revolt,’ sources told The Independent
The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2025 Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison Controversially appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says: ‘I held that story and I held it because it wasn’t ready’
Euronews · Dec 17, 2025 Warner Bros will urge shareholders to reject hostile bid as Trump attacks Paramount Warner Bros Discovery is expected to urge shareholders to vote against Paramount's hostile takeover bid. This comes after Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, also withdrew his private equity firm from the financing of the offer.