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Paramount Skydance

Arcs in the news about Paramount Skydance from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 142 stories · 770 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 11, 2023

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Paramount's merger with Skydance and its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

20 of 82 stories this year

Warner Bros. Discovery to split cable TV networks from streaming, Hollywood studios · 32 articles, Jun 9‘South Park’ Creators Slam Proposed Paramount-Skydance Merger, Saying “It’s F***ing Up” Their Show · 6 articles, Jul 2Skydance informs Trump’s FCC it will eliminate DEI at paramount, create CBS News ombudsman following merger · 10 articles, Jul 23FCC clears way for $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger · 58 articles, Jul 24Warner Bros. Discovery announces post-split companies will be ‘Warner Bros.' and ‘Discovery Global' · 7 articles, Jul 28Paramount Skydance Merger Finally Closes · 7 articles, Aug 5Paramount Skydance prepping bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery: report · 22 articles, Sep 11Warner Bros. Discovery signals it may be open to a sale, says it has received interest from "multiple parties" · 17 articles, Oct 21Paramount Layoffs Begin; CEO David Ellison Says Cuts Are Key To Building “Strong, Future-Focused Company” · 26 articles, Oct 27Paramount, Netflix & Comcast Submit Warner Bros Discovery Bids · 8 articles, Nov 20Paramount Calls WBD Sale Process "Tilted And Unfair" In Letter To CEO David Zaslav · 5 articles, Dec 4Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in $83 billion deal to create a streaming giant · 123 articles, Dec 5Netflix breaks down how its approach to movie theaters will (and will not) change when it buys Warner Bros. · 6 articles, Dec 5Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share · 38 articles, Dec 6Paramount's hostile bid on Warner Bros · 82 articles, Dec 8Donald Trump Praises Ted Sarandos But Says Netflix-WBD Would Have "Very Big Market Share" In Streaming · 7 articles, Dec 8Trump says Warner Bros. deal should include sale of CNN · 19 articles, Dec 9Jared Kushner’s firm exits takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery · 17 articles, Dec 17Warner Bros. urges shareholders to reject hostile Paramount offer · 52 articles, Dec 17Paramount’s new, hostile offer to Warner Bros. Discovery: Larry Ellison will personally guarantee $40 billion · 29 articles, Dec 22

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else24 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Paramount Skydance that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jul 22– 26David Letterman Calls CBS’ Decision To Cancel ‘The Late Show’ “Gutless” & “Pure Cowardice”9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  2. Jun 6Paramount chair Shari Redstone confirms thyroid cancer diagnosis6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  3. Mar 6– 7CBS files motion to dismiss Trump’s $20B ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit: ‘Affront to the First Amendment’7 articles · 7 independent sources
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Stories that name Paramount Skydance

  1. Dec 10Tony Dokoupil Is Latest in Growing Parade of ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchors15 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Nov 3– 4Jon Stewart renews contract, will host 'The Daily Show' through 202622 articles · 16 independent sources
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  3. Oct 31Gayle King spotted leaving her NYC home hours after bombshell report saying she’s exiting ‘CBS Mornings’8 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Oct 27Jon Stewart On Plans To Continue As ‘The Daily Show’ Host: “We’re Working On Staying”7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Oct 3– 6CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief20 articles · 17 independent sources
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  6. Oct 2– 10Bari Weiss asks CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.42 articles · 25 independent sources
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  7. Sep 17– 19Charlie Kirk loved the 'South Park' episode about him and would want it broadcast, his producer says8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  8. Sep 10– 11Larry Ellison: Oracle co-founder who overtook Musk as world’s richest person53 articles · 29 independent sources
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  9. Aug 11UFC-Paramount deal: No more pay-per-view, all fights on Paramount+, what to know22 articles · 17 independent sources
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  10. Jul 24Tanya Simon to Lead CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’7 articles · 7 independent sources
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