CBS cancels Colbert’s Late Show amid pending Paramount-Skydance merger | Media News
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is going off air in May 2026, a decision hailed by United States President Stephen Colbert, a frequent target…
Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show cancelled by CBS after 8 years on air leaving fans fuming
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been cancelled by CBS with the show's final season set to air in May 2026. Fans hav been…
CBS to end ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ next year
CBS said it is canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at the end of the upcoming television season in May, a casualty of industry…
After CBS and ABC’s Trump settlements, Democrats want to curb presidential library gifts
President Trump’s future presidential library has a growing list of corporate sponsors, and Democratic lawmakers are sounding alarms.To settle Trump’s lawsuit over edits to a…
How Paramount’s $16-million Trump settlement came together
By early spring, Paramount Global was in crisis. President Trump wouldn’t budge from his demand for an eye-popping sum of money and an apology from…
CBS News, ’60 Minutes’ try to move forward after Trump suit settlement
For months, CBS News has been roiled with trepidation that parent company Paramount Global would write a big check to make President Trump’s $20 billion…
Paramount reaches settlement in Trump’s CBS News lawsuit
July 2 (UPI) -- Paramount has reached a settlement with Donald Trump, who sued CBS News for $20 billion over the editing of a 60…
Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit
Paramount Global has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to end his lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview — a legal tussle…
From Trump to Newsom, litigious politicians declare open season on news orgs
Critics of President Trump may have cheered the defamation lawsuit filed by Gov. Gavin Newsom against Fox News for giving the White House a spoonful…
Pac-12 adds Texas State 3 years after USC and UCLA led mass defections
Three years after USC and UCLA triggered a mass exodus by bolting for the Big Ten, the Pac-12 has extended an invitation to Texas State…
Trump endorses Paramount merger with David Ellison’s Skydance
President Trump has endorsed David Ellison’s takeover of Paramount Global — an $8-billion merger that has been complicated by his $20-billion lawsuit over CBS’ “60…
Press group adds high-powered attorneys in fight against Paramount
With new legal muscle, the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is upping pressure on Paramount Global to abandon efforts to settle President Trump’s $20-billion…
Why Paramount’s efforts to settle Trump’s lawsuit have drawn mounting political heat
Paramount Global’s efforts to appease President Trump could carry a steep price, and not just financially. As Paramount executives struggle to win government approval for…
Paramount chair Shari Redstone has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer
Paramount Global chairwoman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is battling cancer as she tries to steer the media company through a turbulent sales process.“Shari Redstone…
‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ to stream on Hulu, Peacock
These long-running shows will no longer air only on TV stations. What are “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune”? Beginning this fall, the two shows will…
L.A. media mogul Byron Allen hires investment bank to sell television stations
In a significant retrenchment, media mogul Byron Allen has retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to sell his network-affiliate television stations after spending more…
FCC commissioner sounds alarms about free speech ‘chilling effect’ under Trump
Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez traveled to Los Angeles this week to sound an alarm that attacks on the media by President Trump and…
CBS allowed to distribute Sony’s ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ during lawsuit appeal
CBS has notched another small victory in its legal battle with Sony Pictures Television, winning an appellate court ruling that allows the network to continue…
Trump, ‘60 Minutes’ and corruption allegations put Paramount on edge with sale less certain
One fateful October decision to trim two convoluted sentences from a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris has snowballed into a full-blown corporate…
Wendy McMahon resigns from her CBS News post amid ’60 Minutes’ crisis
Wendy McMahon is stepping down as from her role as president of CBS News and Stations, indicating her disagreement with the parent company’s handling of…