The ITV Studios production arm will become a standalone business after the planned transaction.
The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.
The Vanity Fair writer will now oversee the venerable weekly newsmagazine.
AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.
Guthrie has been off-air since her mom Nancy was abducted 65 days ago.
CBS News is trimming its workforce "to make room for the things [it] must build to remain competitive," according to a memo obtained by Business Insider. The downsizing will affect 6% of staff, roughly 70 people, Variety reports, citing an anonymous source. The network will also shut down its CBS News Radio service, which provides programming to 700 stations, in May. Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss alluded to potential cuts in a town hall at the start of the year, saying she wants to attract a younger, more digitally focused audience.
Longtime correspondent, who is also a CNN anchor and host, says he wants to spend more time with his family
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
