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In his first few minutes as the chief of the newly minted Paramount Skydance, David Ellison took the microphone and mostly deflected a bunch of questions from reporters who’ve followed every dramatic turn of the 13-month journey to close the $8 billion deal to take control of the venerable owner of Paramount Pictures and CBS. The message from the mogul …

Paramount has set the base salaries for its new C-suite on the heels of Skydance closing its $8 billion acquisition of the media giant. David Ellison, founder of Skydance and now CEO of Paramount, will receive a base salary of $3.5 million, as will Paramount president Jeff Shell, according to financial documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. …

Yankees reliever David Bednar convinced manager Aaron Boone not to change pitchers with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday, then finished off a five-out, five-strikeout, 42-pitch save in a 3-2 win over the Rangers.AP ARLINGTON, Texas — With the Yankees up a run with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday, manager Aaron Boone’s mind was made up during …

ARLINGTON, Texas — There was not much left for the Yankees to salvage from their road trip, but at least there is this: They flew home still clinging to a playoff spot with 47 games to go. If things had followed the script of the first two games of this series, the Rangers would have finished off a sweep on …

The NFL Players Association has hired David White to serve as interim executive director. The choice is controversial on its face, since he was the other finalist for a process that resulted in the disastrous hire of Lloyd Howell, two years ago. White is now on the job, and he sent a letter to all players on Wednesday. Here’s the …

On Thursday morning, David Ellison will clock in for his first day at work as a media mogul. That’s when Ellison’s Skydance will officially get the keys to Paramount Global — the Sumner Redstone-created corporate giant whose falling fortunes come as streaming services and YouTube have spun the industry off its axis. But Ellison has a plan. He wants to …

David Roach, the frontman of metal band Junkyard, has died at age 59 following a months-long battle with aggressive skin cancer, PEOPLE reports. His death on August 3 came just two weeks after marrying his wife Jennifer. The band confirmed Roach’s passing in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday, writing that he “passed away peacefully last night at home, in …

David Roach, Junkyard Frontman, Weds Devoted Partner Two Weeks Before His Death  The New York Times ‘80s heavy metal frontman dies at 59, weeks after wedding  Cleveland.com Lead singer of ‘80s metal band dies 2 weeks after getting married  MassLive Junkyard Frontman David Roach Dies at 59 Following ‘Aggressive Cancer Diagnosis,’ 2 Weeks After Getting Married  People.com David Roach, Singer of Eighties Hard-Rock Band …

David Zucker, who directed the original Naked Gun film, sees the reboot’s positive reception as a sign that this is a good year — even if he has no plans to watch the new movie that stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Zucker has been outspoken about feeling burned that he and other members of the original 1988 film’s team …

In June 2023, a less-than-ideal vetting process resulted in Lloyd Howell becoming the next executive director of the NFL Players Association. With Howell out, the NFLPA opted to hire the guy who finished second to Howell. Out of two finalists. David White has joined the NFLPA as the interim executive director. It’s unknown when, or if, the board of player …