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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

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.

Bored Panda

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.

International Business Times UK

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5 Things You Should Know About the Latest Bari Weiss 60 Minutes Controversy

Is Bari Weiss censoring 60 Minutes or improving its output?

Reason

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says Bari Weiss needs to take her job ‘more seriously’ amid CECOT story fiasco

‘It’s not a part-time job,” Scott Pelley said during a Monday afternoon meeting.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy

Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy

The Guardian - US

Larry Ellison gives personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

WBD had urged shareholders to reject $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which is controlled by the Ellisons, following $82.7bn Netflix deal

The Guardian - US

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Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know

Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power grows

The Guardian - US

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount deal, but the Netflix merger drama is only just beginning

Warner Bros. tells shareholders to reject Paramount deal, but Netflix hasn't won the merger fight yet.

TechRadar

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ obsession causes him to once again lash out at MAGA-friendly owners of CBS

‘If they are friends, I’d hate to see my enemies,’ Trump fumed on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Deal or no deal? The inside story of the battle for Warner Bros

As Paramount, with close ties to the Trump administration, entered the bidding, experts predict any merger will ‘raise red flags’ among regulators

The Guardian - UK

Paramount chief does damage control over ‘60 Minutes’ MTG interview that incurred Trump’s wrath

While the Ellisons have looked to temper the president’s rage over the Marjorie Taylor Greene sitdown, they’ve also assured Donald Trump that they’d make sweeping changes at CNN if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Independent UK

Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount-WBD bid

The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approval

The Guardian - US

Paramount chief reportedly promised Trump ‘sweeping changes’ at CNN as part of Warner Bros. takeover

David Ellison’s father has also brought up with White House officials which CNN anchors they’d like to get rid of if Paramount were to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Independent UK

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Fortune

Netflix’s bombshell deal to buy Warner Bros. brings Batman and Harry Potter to the big red streamer and infuriates theater owners and the Ellisons

Just days before Netflix emerged as the highest bidder, Paramount tore into the “myopic process” that had become “tainted.”

Benzinga

Bernie Sanders Highlights How Handful Of Billionaires Like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Are Controlling What Americans See

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sounded the alarm over the concentration of media power in the hands of a few ultra-wealthy individuals.

The Guardian - US

Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks

Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery

The Fashion Central

“They Paid Me a Lotta Money” Donald Trump Boasts About $16 Million CBS Settlement on 60 Minutes

Donald Trump didn’t hold back when talking about his $16 million settlement from CBS — and he did it on the very programme he sued.

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Benzinga

Trump Vs. Netflix, Apple: White House Warns Warner Bros. Should 'Think Really Hard' About Bidders

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is listening to bids for its business and assets after receiving multiple offers from Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY).

International Business Times UK

From Oracle to Paramount to TikTok: How Larry and David Ellison Are Building a New US Media Dynasty

Larry and David Ellison lead Paramount Skydance, reshaping the US media landscape through tech integration, major acquisitions, and political scrutiny.

The Guardian - US

Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control

Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons

Fortune

Billionaire Larry Ellison underwrote the richest recruiting flip in college football history

Bryce Underwood, 2025's top high-school football player, is now Michigan's starting quarterback. Oracle's co-founder helped make it happen.

The Independent UK

John Oliver mourns ‘incredibly sad’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show

‘I’m partly excited to see what they’re going to do for the next 10 months, but yeah, it’s terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy,’ John Oliver said on Sunday.

Edinburgh Live

Entire Edinburgh townhouse hits the market with staggering £1.35m price tag

Located on Magdala Crescent, the seven-bedroom home is one of the last full townhouses and remaining complete properties on the street, with many others having been split into flats over the years.

Edinburgh Live

Plush Edinburgh mansion with walk-in-wardrobe and three terraces hits the market

Located on the Lanark Road in Colinton, the plush five-bedroom home contains a number of outdoor balconies, a 'garden room' and even a walk-in wardrobe the size of many studio flats in the city centre.

People

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