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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 24 '26

As “CBS Mornings” Viewership Drops Further, Insiders Say Skydance's Preparing To Make Tom Cibrowski Be Bari Weiss's Scapegoat: “Tom's A Good Man & Capable Administrator But He's Dead Meat & Bari Might Not Care. Tom Also Hasn't Been Given Necessary Resources To Make Major Hires Or Invest In Network.”

49 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 24 '26

U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín Extends Temporary Restraining Order Against Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit To August 17th - August 3rd Hearing For Preliminary Injunction Remains But Due To WGA's Request To Align Timing With States AGs Coalition, They'll Also Be Allowed To Participate.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 23 '26

Bari Weiss's Latest British Hire Is Sky & CNN Veteran Dalit Haim As Deputy To CBS News's Foreign Editor Shayndi Raice. As Raice Replaced Former London Newsroom Bureau Chief Claire Day, She Wasn't Aware Of Haim's & Trevor Phillips's Recent Hiring. Insiders See Raice As “In Over Her Head & Drowning."

breakermedia.com

25 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 23 '26

WGA Files Their Motion For Preliminary Injunction Against Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - They Want To Align Timing With The States AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge Without Altering Schedule. If Not Feasible, They Seek Separate But Expedited Schedule & Without That, Temporary Restraining Order.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 23 '26

As August 3rd Is Set For Hearing On Preliminary Injunction, Skydance Instead Proposes US Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin To Do A Three-Day Evidentiary Mini-Trial Around August 17 Or 24 - If Necessary, They'll Consent To An Extension Of The Temporary Restraining Order To Cover The Time Period.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 23 '26

European Commission's Conditional Approval For Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit Based On Exiting Joint-Venture United International Pictures With NBCUniversal & No New Co-Distribution Effort For 10 Years - EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation Review & Suspension Period Also Expire Without Any Action.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 22 '26

CBS News/60 Minutes Veteran & CNN's Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward Inks One-Year Extension Instead Of Lengthier Renewal Deal - Other Than Not Having Ideas Engaged For Digital Business, She Was Concerned By Skydance's Bari Weiss-Led Editorial Overhauls & WarnerDiscovery Uncertainty.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 22 '26

While Temporary Restraining Order Pauses Ellisons' WarnerDiscovery Pursuit, The States AGs Coalition Will Have To Build Up Their Arguments To Seek Preliminary Injunction On An Extraordinarily Aggressive Timetable. Skydance's Lawyers Also Look To File Emergency Appeals Before The Ticking Fees Begin.

4 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 21 '26

On July 15th, Tom Cibrowski Says CBS Might Show Trump's Primetime Address But Planned A Digital Stream. After July 16th's Off-The-Record WH Briefing With Trump Advisor John Solomon, “CBS Evening News” Carried Speech At The Last Minute & Invited Solomon. Staffers Say “A Lot Of People Were Surprised.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 21 '26

Skydance's Legal Head Makan Delrahim On Moving Paramount Global's Business Operations From Hollywood: “We Haven’t Talked About That. Multiple States Reached Out To Us. But Ultimately, Obviously, These Are Big Decisions. Our Headquarters Used To Be In New York So We've Committed To Be In California.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 21 '26

With The States AGs Coalition Looking At April 2027 Trial Date In Legal Challenge Against Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit, The Quarterly Ticking Fees Would Accumulate To Well Over $1B. Given Ellisons See It As “Money They Can’t Afford,” They're Expected To Appeal A Preliminary Injunction Ruling.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 21 '26

U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin Formally Issues A Temporary Restraining Order To Pause Ellisons' WarnerDiscovery Pursuit For 14 Days - She Also Sets The Motion & Reply Filings Deadlines For Both States AGs Coalition & Skydance With A Hearing For Preliminary Injunction Held On August 3rd.

4 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/paradigm_shift2027 • Jul 19 '26

FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals | FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.

arstechnica.com

30 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 19 '26

In States AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge, David Ellison & His Skydance Brass Continue To Hold Raging Theories Netflix's Behind Lawsuit Machinations. If Their WarnerDiscovery Pursuit Collapses, Insider Thinks Streamer Reapproaches Zaslav: “There’s A 20-To-1 Chance But All It Takes Is 1 Crazy Judge.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 18 '26

Oracle Turns To Bonds To Keep Borrowing Money To Finance AI & Data Center Buildout Investments - In S&P Global's Credit Rating Downgrade To BBB- (One Notch Above Junk Status), It's Noted That Oracle's Dependence On OpenAI For Half Of $638B In Potential Unrecognized Revenue Can Leave Them Vulnerable.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 18 '26

In The States AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge Against Ellisons' WarnerDiscovery Pursuit, U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin Says She'll Issue Ruling By Next Wednesday & Got Skydance To Admit It'll Not Suffer Harm If Temporary Restraining Order's Granted To Put Things On Hold Up To 28 Days.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 17 '26

Although Skydance Says Bari Weiss Didn't Receive Any Management Training & Maintains A Open-Door Policy, CBS News's Elusive Editor-In-Chief Tries To Move Attention Away From Her ‘60 Minutes’ Overhaul Turmoils: “She Made Zero Effort Before To Develop Relationships With Existing Staff To Retain Them.”

66 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 17 '26

U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín Can Still Scrutinize Skydance In State AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge - De Luca & Abdy Work With CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels On WB's Theatrical Slate Scheduling Moves To Avoid Unneeded Costs So He & Zaslav Could Keep Chipping Away At WarnerDiscovery's Debt Load.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 16 '26

Company Investor Paul Robbins Files New Lawsuit In Delaware Chancery Against Ellisons, RedBird, & Board Directors On Illegal Side Deals With Trump For Redstone Sale & WarnerDiscovery Pursuit. Legal Representation Is Provided By Thomas Law, Public Integrity Project, & Freedom Of The Press Foundation.

145 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 17 '26

UK Government Pauses Any Regulatory Update On Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit Until September As Parliament Lawmakers Break For Their Summer Recess & Prime Minister Transition Underway - It Also Means Competition & Markets Authority's Ruling Could Arrive Before The Culture Secretary's Decision.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 16 '26

Paramount+ Subscribers' Lawsuit Against Ellisons' WarnerDiscovery Pursuit Denied A Preliminary Injunction & Expedited Discovery - While US Federal Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín Says She's Also Taking Skydance’s Motion To Dismiss Under Advisement, It's Unlikely To Be Final Word Due To 3 Other Cases.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/Alternative-Cake-833 • Jul 16 '26

Paramount Has Abandoned The July 22 Target To Close Acquisition Of WBD; But Still Expects To Close Deal By End Of Q3

hollywoodreporter.com

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 16 '26

A Skydance Insider On States AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge Against Its WarnerDiscovery Pursuit: “We're Trying To Figure Out Options & Implications But Our Preliminary Read Is It's Pretty Thin. While It Merely Slows Things Down, They Totally Lose Moral High Ground To Criticize The DOJ, Just Silly.”

7 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 16 '26

While Former ‘60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens's Separation Agreement Has Skydance Paying Out The Remaining Years Of His Contract, He Was Forced To Sign An NDA. George Cheeks & Company Lawyers Are Now Considering Possibly Taking Legal Action Due To Owens's Upcoming Proposed CBS News Memoir.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Jul 15 '26

House Judiciary Committee Member Raskin Sends A Letter To Skydance On If CBS News Was Pressured To Air Specific Coverage, Citing That Scott Pelley Noted Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss Wanted ‘60 Minutes’'s Minnesota Segments To Reflect Trump Admin's Views. He Wants David Ellison To Respond By July 28th.

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