CBS is adjusting to new ownership under Skydance Media after a lengthy and tumultuous merger process with Paramount Global, bringing changes in management, strategic focus, and cost-cutting measures, while maintaining key assets like its popular scripted series and sports rights, with a cautious optimism about future growth and innovation.
Donald Trump criticized CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King on social media, questioning her future at CBS amid the upcoming Skydance-Paramount merger, while also highlighting ratings declines and recent legal settlements involving Paramount and Trump.
A report suggests that the upcoming Skydance-Paramount merger could threaten the future of critics like Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, with industry insiders speculating that cost-cutting and political pressures might lead to their removal, especially given their outspoken criticism of Trump and the potential influence of new ownership on their shows.