EXCLUSIVE: The new, post-Skydance merger Paramount has two major TV studio units: the existing CBS Studios, led by David Stapf and overseen by Paramount Chair of TV Media George Cheeks, and the newly formed Paramount TV Studios, headed by former Skydance TV President Matt Thunell and overseen by Dana Goldberg, Co-Chair of Paramount Pictures and Chair of Paramount Television. In …
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CBS Sports releases Preseason AP Poll Top 25 prediction ahead of 2025 college football season
CBS Sports released its preseason AP Poll Top 25 predictions ahead of the 2025 college football season. We are this close to real football! This won’t be an exact ranking of all 25 teams in the poll, barring something unforeseen. If that’s the case, anyone who predicts this exactly right should play the lottery! Without further ado, let’s dive into …
Read More »Redstone Era for Paramount and CBS Ends With Little Fanfare (Column)
For the Redstone clan, the end with Paramount Pictures came much as it began 31 years ago – victory achieved after a long, bitter and highly public fight over a Hollywood institution. This time around, the win for Shari Redstone was securing the ability to sell Paramount Pictures, CBS, Paramount+, MTV, Nickelodeon and other legacy cablers to David Ellison’s Skydance …
Read More »61 TV Shows Canceled in 2025: 8 From CBS, 1 From ABC, 3 From Fox, 4 From HBO & More | ABC, apple, apple tv plus, Bravo, CBS, EG, Fox, HBO, HGTV, hulu, NBC, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Prime Video Posted to: ABC, Slideshow, syfy, Television | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Can you believe that there’s only four months left in 2025!? And that means that there are a lot of TV shows that have been canceled from different networks and streamers throughout the year. Just Jared is keeping track of all the major canceled series, and there are some major fan faves listed. There have been 2 shows canceled from …
Read More »Jordon Hudson compares herself to Taylor Swift’s publicist Tree Paine after Bill Belichick’s CBS debacle
Jordon Hudson thinks highly of herself. The much-younger girlfriend of famed football coach Bill Belichick allegedly boasted on a phone call with a journalist that she is like Taylor Swift’s longtime power publicist, Tree Paine. “I love that you said that I’m like Bill’s Tree Paine because I am,” the 24-year-old beauty queen reportedly told podcaster and reporter Charlotte Wilder, …
Read More »CBS Boss Says Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation Started With ‘After Midnight’ Exit
CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert remains a major topic of controversy, but aside from the initial statement issued by the network, executives have stayed largely silent about the debacle — until now. After Skydance’s takeover of Paramount became official on August 7, Paramount Global TV Media Chairman George Cheeks made a statement addressing the end …
Read More »‘The economics made it a challenge’: CBS boss talks Stephen Colbert cancellation | Stephen Colbert
After much media consternation and criticism over the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS chief has spoken up about the company’s decision to end the television institution after 32 years. Speaking at a press conference following the takeover of Paramount by the media conglomerate Skydance, George Cheeks, the chair of TV media at the company, attributed the …
Read More »New Paramount Execs Address CBS News Independence
New Paramount CEO David Ellison said that he had “no interest” in wading “into the political spectrum” with CBS News, as he and other executives addressed the independence of the news division under the new company. Although Ellison did not directly say whether the company would refrain from meddling in 60 Minutes, Redbird founder and managing partner Gerry Cardinale, the …
Read More »Why Did CBS Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
There has been much written about CBS’ decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert but there’s been little word out of the company itself. But after Skydance’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet. “The challenge in late night is …
Read More »Mike Colter To Star In Legal Drama ‘Cupertino’ In Works At CBS
Like other prolific showrunners, Robert and Michelle King are starting to build a King-verse, bringing actors from one series to another as new characters. Following the end of the Kings’ supernatural drama Evil, one of its leads, Mike Colter — who also recurred on the duo’s The Good Wife and offshoot The Good Fight — is set to star in …
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