Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press, may take a senior content role at CBS News after the Skydance Media/Paramount Global merger, causing internal concerns about journalistic independence. Weiss is known for testing left and right.
The FCC approved the $8.4B Paramount Global-Skydance Media merger, giving Skydance control over CBS, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Shari Redstone will receive $1.75B.
Shari Redstone, Paramount Global chairwoman, diagnosed with thyroid cancer during Skydance merger. Surgery in May. Trump's claim adds turbulence to the media realm. $530M pocket.
Other notable power couples seen in Sun Valley were Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, who lounged out in a golf cart between meetings, and supermodel Karlie Kloss and her husband, Thrive Capital boss Josh Kushner.
