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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

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

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

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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

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

New CBS Head Honcho Just Blamed YouTube For The Cancellation Of The Late Show

It's all late-night programming on the Internet.

Cinemablend

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

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David Ellison Spells Out Goals for ‘New Paramount’

Plan is to create a media-technology hybrid and cut costs by $2 billion

Multichannel News

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

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

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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

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

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

Former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Forfeited $43.3 Million in Compensation

Comcast president Michael Cavanagh’s compensation jumped to $40.5 million

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Michael Cavanagh Set To Run NBCUniversal for the Long Term

’I’ll have to work harder,’ Comcast’s president said

The Independent UK

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

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

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)

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Fortune

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon ousters indicate television has more #MeToo work to do

The news industry isn't done cleaning house.

Axios

Cable news in chaos after 3 major departures

Cable news is already under extraordinary pressure to survive.

The Independent UK

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell ousted over ‘inappropriate relationship’

Shell and NBCUniversal’s parent company Comcast Corp announced his immediate departure on Sunday

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B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Matt Bond

Chairman, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal

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B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Ray Hopkins

President, U.S. Networks Distribution, Paramount Global

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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Exits After ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

Says he regrets letting company down

WEKU

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is out after an 'inappropriate relationship'

Shell apologized for an "inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company," and said he was "truly sorry" for letting down colleagues.

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