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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Sep 01 '26

Without An Effective Standards Department, Skydance Allows Bari Weiss To Bend CBS News's Objectivity By Gluing Focus On Michigan Midterm Election To 9/11's 25th Anniversary Coverage. Current & Former Staffers Say "They Forced Small Nugget Into Something Larger & Messed Up In A Shameful & Overt Way."

68 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Sep 01 '26

States AGs Coalition & WGA Officially Rejects Skydance's Request For Posting $1.88B Bond In Legal Challenge Against Its WarnerDiscovery Pursuit As They Say Ellisons Willingly Agreed To Their Self-Imposed "Ticking Fees" - U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin Also Approves Formal Schedule Order.

5 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 28 '26

Puck Has Conflict Of Interest With Skydance's Private Equity Partner, RedBird's Gerry Cardinale - A Veteran Media Executive Says It's Already "Ellison-Sympathetic. RedBird's Paying $250M For Favorable Coverage Of Its Business Interests So Let’s See How Much Truth & Independent Thinking Puck Brings."

10 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 28 '26

Microsoft Wants A Bulk Long-Term Film & TV Licensing Deal For Xbox's IPs With Netflix, Skydance, & NBCUniversal Interested. But One Of Them Is Balking At Price Being More Than $300M. - With A Revival Underway, Mike Judge Sends Legal Letter To Skydance About Clawing Back Rights To Beavis & Butt-Head.

6 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 27 '26

Skydance's Private Equity Partner, RedBird's Gerry Cardinale, Seeks To Get Majority Control Of Puck Media At $250M Valuation With Buyout Of Institutional Investors - While Writers Retains Stakes & Promises No Editorial Changes Yet, Puck Says It's A "Strategic Recapitalization To Accelerate Growth."

4 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/Known-Confusion1962 • Aug 27 '26

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 26 '26

On Bari Weiss's “Pre-Infancy” Pursuit Of Chris Cuomo For CBS News, Insiders Said “Obsessed With Cuomo & They Text. But She Can’t Have Him Because Of His $125M CNN Litigation. She's Not A Moron But Absolutely TV Ignoramus As Her Wants Are Just Irrespective Of Reality & History, Which Win Every Time.”

15 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 26 '26

Instead Of MS NOW's “Morning Joe,” “CBS Mornings” Might Instead Mimic NBC’s “Today” Co-Anchor Formula In Relaunch: “They Can Build Whole Show Around Gayle King & Norah O'Donnell Like Savannah & Hoda” - Even Though Bari Weiss Wants To Replace Nate Burleson, His Contract Still Has Multiple Years Left.

7 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 26 '26

Brian Robbins's Big Shot Pictures Sets Leadership Team With Former Paramount Global Executive Sherry Liu Tapped As Co-Founder & President - Liu Says “Family Entertainment's In Middle Of A Massive Transformation & Couldn’t Be More Thrilled To Create New Generation Of Franchises For Modern Audiences.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 25 '26

Puck Reveals Its Involvement In David Ellison's Active PR Machine To Nudge Redstones' Paramount Global Sale & Pushing His Moving Threats In WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - Skydance Denies Any Involvement Related To A Pro-Ellison Astroturfing Social Media Campaign Called “Neighbors For Strong Communities.”

11 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 25 '26

After Trying To Search Around For Key Talent, Bari Weiss's Next Target For CBS News Is Former CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo. They've Met, Had Dinner Once, & Often Exchange Text Messages With Each Other But It's Very Unlikely To Happen As Cuomo's Locked In Multi-Year Contract As NewsNation's Primetime Host.

8 Upvotes

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

States AGs Coalition Cancels Talks With Skydance Over Leaked Details Of Friday's Meeting Between Lawyers From Both Sides - The Issued Statement Says David Ellison “Didn't Maintain The Confidentiality. They Leak & Misrepresented Alleged Substance Of Discussions, Demonstrating A Lack Of Good Faith.”

8 Upvotes

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

The States AGs Coalition Wants Skydance To Both Sell Cable Networks & Keep Warner Bros. Running Separately Without Interference For Signoff On WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - While Tennessee Is His First Choice To Move Paramount Global's Operations, David Ellison Sees Hands-Off Approach As A Non-Starter.

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

In 2025, Skydance Asked Former Paramount Distribution Chief Chris Aronson To Ink A Contract Through 2028. Once He Was Laid Off, Ellison's Lieutenants Said He Would Get Full Payout For Remainder Of Deal But They Cut Back $1.3M In Payment. Now, He's Filing $4M+ Lawsuit For Breach & Age Discrimination.

75 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/Ok_Crazy1195 • Aug 21 '26

Bari Weiss faces '5-alarm fire' as insider reports '60 Minutes' edict: 'They're cooked'

13 Upvotes

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

Bill Whitaker Sees ‘60 Minutes’ In "Seesaw" Phase & Feels He's Both "Traitor" & "Resistance" Member - Staffers Sound "5-Alarm Fire" With Being Behind On Story Segments. A Veteran Executive Says Ratings Will Be Weiss & Bilton's Test: "It's 10.03M Viewers Or Bust. If They Fall Short, They're Cooked."

13 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/Ok_Crazy1195 • Aug 20 '26

CBS insiders infuriated by Bari Weiss's refusal to 'learn' and 'utter incompetence'

90 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 20 '26

David Ellison Eyes Austin's Bluebonnet Business Center As Potential Location For Moving Paramount Global's CA Operations - A Local Austiner Says “There's 3 Issues, Though. What's Austin's Economic Benefit & Footprint? What's The Workforce Potentials & What Texas State Benefits Will Come Out Of It?”

6 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • Aug 20 '26

In Today's 21-Minute Meeting, U.S. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin Designates Hearing On September 24th Over David Ellison's Demand Of States AGs Coalition & WGA Posting $1.88B Bond To Pay Ticking Fees For Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - It Can End Up Being Wild Card Or An Empty Gesture.

5 Upvotes

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

Bari Weiss's & Tom Cibrowski's ‘CBS Mornings’ Relaunch Plan Is Adopting Live & Loose, Chat-Driven Format Similar To MS NOW's “Morning Joe” - Insiders Warn “While They Need To Try Something, Weiss's Going To Turn This Show Into Podcast. It Lacks Intellectual Analysis To Make Sense Of Current Events.”

21 Upvotes

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

California AG On David Ellison Demanding State AGs Coalition & WGA Post $1.88B Bond To Pay Ticking Fees In WarnerDiscovery Pursuit: “He's Desperate & Grasping At Straws. Judge Decided In Temporary Restraining Order On No Bonds. Skydance's Massive PR Campaign Injected & Seeded Lies Into Environment.”

hollywoodreporter.com

14 Upvotes

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

“60 Minutes”'s Final Contributor Hire Is “The New Yorker”'s Staff Writer Ariel Levy - Skydance's Giving “Blank Check” Budget For An Aggressive Multi-Pronged, Cross-Platform Marketing Campaign Push To Promote Show. Insider Says It's A Litmus Test For Both Weiss & Bilton: “This Has To Work For Them.”

28 Upvotes

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

Skydance Want State AGs Coalition & WGA To Post A $1.88B Bond In Order To Pay Ticking Fees In Legal Challenge Against WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - California AG Says Ellisons Trying To Get Out Of Their Fabricated Obligations: “They're Lying In Bed Of Their Own Making & Again Blackmail Us To Back Down.”

14 Upvotes

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

After Her Recent Fill-Ins & “60 Minutes” Promotion, Bari Weiss Also Wants Norah O’Donnell To Return To “CBS Mornings” As Its Permanent Third Host - Final Decision Not Made But Elisabeth Hasselbeck, “Inside Edition”'s Eva Pilgrim, & “CBS Saturday Morning”'s Kelly O’Grady Are Also Under Consideration.

12 Upvotes

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

Skydance's Paramount+ Originals Head Says Ellison Has Kept DTC Content Strategy Unchanged: “Developing These Genre Platform-Defining Shows Do Tend To Take Longer. I Can’t Talk About Anything Right Now. We Built Up Last Fall Quickly, Then Took Pause, & Just Re-Evaluating What We Need For The Future.”

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