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FCC Approves Paramount’s $8 Billion Merger With Skydance
The signoff on the deal, which could close next month, follows Paramount’s settlement of a Trump lawsuit.
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‘He’s next’: Trump unleashes on TV star
ne axed, another under fire. No late-night host seems safe from the US president’s wrath.
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OPINION: Colbert and the End of Late-Night TV
Our common culture has fallen victim to the digital revolution.
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Why CBS Snatched Its Talk-Show King’s Crown
The surprise cancellation of The Late Show is just the latest blow to the genre.
By DAVID SIMS
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Paramount agreed to pay $16m to Trump’s future library or other cause, but not to him, but made no apology
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Final season of the smash series scores a new record for the streaming platform in the first three days
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