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Bari Weiss has been shopping her start-up news outlet The Free Press for as much as $250 million, according to a report. Weiss, who quit the New York Times
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Skydance separately promised to appoint a CBS News ombudsman to "promote transparency and increased accountability" at CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison also has met with center-right journalist Bari Weiss.
David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.
Paramount’s owner-in-waiting, David Ellison, met with journalist entrepreneur Bari Weiss on Friday about a possible tie-up between CBS News and her startup The Free Press.
David Ellison, an actor-turned-producer and son of centibillionaire Larry Ellison, will helm Paramount after its merger with his Skydance media company is complete.
Paramount’s cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges facing David Ellison as he takes control.
Skydance founder and CEO David Ellison has begun early talks with veteran opinion journalist Bari Weiss about acquiring her online publication The Free Press.
The Larry Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are expected to take control of Paramount in the coming days. David Ellison, 42, will serve as chairman and chief executive.
Skydance Media CEO David Ellison has held preliminary talks to acquire The Free Press, an online news outlet, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.