George Cheeks Addresses Staffers in First Memo as Skydance TV Co-Chair: ‘CBS Remains a Cornerstone’

George Cheeks Addresses Staffers in First Memo as Skydance TV Co-Chair: ‘CBS Remains a Cornerstone’

George Cheeks, newly appointed to the role of Skydance TV co-chair and chief content officer, laid out his vision to staffers Tuesday, as the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed. Hours after Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz sent a memo to employees at the combined […]

Skydance CEOs Pressed On Layoffs & Trump Interference At Town Hall

Soon after Warner Bros. Discovery accepted Paramount’s acquisition proposal in February, then-Paramount CEO David Ellison pitched senior Warner executives on his $110 billion takeover of their company. Seven months later, at a town hall meeting held at the same location, the Steven J. Ross Theater on the Warner lot in Burbank, Ellison spoke to employees […]

'All lies!' CBS insider erupts after new boss' town hall rankles network staff

A CBS News insider erupted Tuesday after new Skydance CEO David Ellison promised to protect the editorial independence of the company’s newsrooms, according to media columnist Justin Baragona.“You’re pleading not to interfere with editorial at CNN?” Anderson Cooper asked Ellison during Skydance’s first companywide town hall following the massive Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.Ellison responded to the CNN anchor by promising to support t…

Skydance CEOs Tease 'Aggressive' Content Investment, 'Difficult Decisions' to Come in First Employee Town Hall

"We are not coming together to manage decline. We are coming together to build for growth. And we are going to be ambitious about it," David Ellison told staffers at a Tuesday town hall

Leaked audio: What David Ellison told employees at the first Skydance town hall

Media mogul David Ellison has completed Paramount's acquisition of WBD.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesDavid Ellison addressed Skydance employees for the first time at a companywide town hall.The Paramount-WBD merger closed on Tuesday."This is an incredibly exciting day," Ellison told staffers.Skydance CEO David Ellison welcomed Warner Bros. Discovery employees and thanked Paramount staffers for their patience at the combined company's fi…

Leaked audio: What David Ellison told employees at the first-ever Skydance town hall

Media mogul David Ellison has completed Paramount's acquisition of WBD. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images David Ellison addressed Skydance employees for the first time at a companywide town hall. The Paramount-WBD merger closed on Tuesday. "This is an incredibly exciting day," Ellison told…