Skydance, Paramount and David Ellison
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The late-night legend took aim at his former network home and David Ellison's media company, speculating that Colbert's show was canceled for political reasons.
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David Letterman calls out CBS' 'pure cowardice' for canceling 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'
Former late-night host David Letterman slammed Paramount and CBS on Friday for their treatment of Stephen Colbert, suggesting the cancellation may be linked to avoiding trouble with Trump.
David Ellison, an actor-turned-producer and son of centibillionaire Larry Ellison, will helm Paramount after its merger with his Skydance media company is complete.
After an intense, scandal-plagued acquisition, here's what David Ellison gets in Skydance's acquisition of Paramount Global.
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden also question whether Skydance was involved in discussions to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
David Ellison met this week with Brendan Carr and FCC staffers to discuss the Paramount Global merger which is still under agency review.
David Letterman took aim at his former employer, CBS, over the cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Upon closing of Paramount Global and Skydance Media's $8 billion merger, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison will hold a minority voting interest of approximately 35.5% in the combined company.
The US FCC has approved the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media. This deal transfers control of CBS, Paramount Pictures and other networks to Skydance. The approval follows a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump.