- Skydance media restructuring and editorial control battles
- The corporate fallout from the Paramount Skydance merger is underway, involving Ellison's controversial reforms at CBS News, leadership resignations, and the influence of Trump ties.
- David Ellison acquired Paramount Global, resulting in executive firings and Bari Weiss becoming CBS News editor-in-chief.
David Ellison took control of CBS via a merger.
4 reports, 3 independent
Updated Aug 12
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What happened
David Ellison took control of CBS via a merger.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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David Ellison
researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1239-7757)
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Skydance Media
American production company based in Santa Monica, California
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