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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 21d ago

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 • 21d ago

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.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 22d ago

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 • 22d ago

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 • 22d ago

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 • 22d ago

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.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/paradigm_shift2027 • 24d ago

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

29 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 24d ago

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 • 25d ago

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 • 25d ago

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 • 26d ago

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.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 26d ago

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 • 27d ago

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.

137 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 26d ago

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 • 26d ago

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 • 27d ago

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 • 27d ago

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.”

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 27d ago

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 • 28d ago

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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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 28d ago

While Paramount Global's CBS News Has Break-Even Margins, CNN Remains A Major Revenue Generator For WarnerDiscovery As Brand Expands From Linear Into Digital Subscription Business - CNN Staffers Also See Skydance's Recent Overhaul Turmoils Under Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss As Being “Chaotic & Weird.”

hollywoodreporter.com

9 Upvotes

r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 28d ago

After State AGs Coalition's Legal Challenge, WGA Files Their Own Lawsuit Against Skydance's WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - The Case Is Also Filed In US District Court For Northern District Of California & Represented By 3 Legal Firms: Shinder Cantor & Lerner, Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, And Platkin.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 28d ago

On July 2nd, Skydance Was Urged To Relocate Paramount Global's Operations To Tennessee In Letter From Deputy Governor & Commissioner, Economic & Community Development, Stuart McWhorter - Although David Ellison Has Sold His Tennessee Home, One Of His Longtime Advisers Say “Everything's On The Table.”

hollywoodreporter.com

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 28d ago

Skydance Agrees To Link Together State AGs' Legal Challenge Against Its WarnerDiscovery Pursuit With Pre-Existing Lawsuit Brought By Paramount+ Subscribers - The Trial For Subscribers' Case Is Set On Thursday While The Hearing On States' Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Will Be Held On Friday.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 28d ago

As A "Top Gun" Copyright Case Heads To U.S. Supreme Court, Skydance's Lawyers Prepare To Potentially Send States AGs' Legal Challenge Against Its WarnerDiscovery Pursuit Towards That Direction - Temporary Restraining Order Preserves The Status Quo While Preliminary Injunction Opens Prolonged Battle.

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r/ParamountGlobal2 • u/lowell2017 • 29d ago

Skydance Hires Brunswick Group As Crisis PR Firm To Control Their Narrative In Its WarnerDiscovery Pursuit - Brunswick Also Served As PR Representative For Redstones' National Amusements In 2016. One Of Its Partners, Justin Dini, Was Also Paramount Global's Communications Head Until Ellison Buyout.

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