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Paramount, Skydance and Donald Trump

After Paramount’s Trump Settlement, What’s Next? Even the Company Doesn’t Seem Sure
The end of legal wrangling between Paramount Global and President Donald Trump might be a relative win for the company, but its TV unit keeps eroding
Why FCC chair will continue to throttle Paramount-Skydance merger – despite Trump settlement
Trump, Brendan Carr’s boss, wants the deal to proceed, but he also wants to twist the knife into CBS just a bit more.
‘South Park’ Creators Say Skydance-Paramount Merger Is “a Sh**show” and Is “F***ing Up” Their Show
“In response to the press release from Comedy Central about the change in premiere date for South Park Trey Parker & Matt Stone said — ‘This merger is a shitshow and it’s fucking up South Park. We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow,’” a tweet posted to South Park ’s official X profile reads.
How Paramount’s $16-million Trump settlement came together — and could’ve fallen apart
The high-stakes deal that came together this week resulted from months of back-and-forth among a constellation of power players with competing interests, including the president, the Larry Ellison family and mogul Shari Redstone.
Democratic senators demand full FCC vote on Paramount-Skydance merger following Trump’s CBS settlement
FCC is facing pressure from Democratic lawmakers for a transparent review of the Paramount-Skydance deal after President Trump's settlement raised questions about media independence.
Senators Markey, Luján Again Call for FCC Vote on Paramount Merger
In the wake of the Trump lawsuit settlement, the senators have sent a letter to FCC Commissioner Trusty urging her to support a full Commission vote on the merger
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Paramount to shutter TV studio, begins layoffs in cost-cutting frenzy
Paramount Global announced in a memo to staff Tuesday that it will shut down its storied TV studio by the end of the week — the latest move in a series of aggressive cost cuts the company is ...
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Paramount Global to Lay off 15% of U.S. Workforce and Close TV Studio
Paramount Global to Lay off 15% of U.S. Workforce and Close TV Studio. More. Reuters. A view of Paramount Studios's water tank in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 26, 2023.
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Paramount in Limbo: Behind Its TV Studio Shuffle - The Hollywood Reporter
To help save $500 million, Paramount is shuttering its namesake studio, producer of Amazon’s 'Reacher' and Apple’s 'Time Bandits.' But not to worry, they still have two left.
Paramount attempts to stop the bleeding with another major layoff
Our progress is clear, and the results are meaningful.” Nevertheless, “several hundred” Paramount employees are now out of a job. More or less quarterly layoffs are an industry-wide trend; despite ...
Paramount insiders shocked over reported ‘side deal’ with Trump in ‘60 Minutes’ settlement
A source tells us that “Paramount had absolutely nothing to do with this side deal” and it was not what the “Paramount board ...
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Paramount to shutter TV studio, begins layoffs in cost-cutting ... - AOL
Paramount Global announced in a memo to staff Tuesday that it will shut down its storied TV studio by the end of the week — the latest move in a series of aggressive cost cuts the company is ...