Justice Dept. Clears Way for Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger NYT - Top Stories By: Lauren Hirsch · David McCabe and Benjamin Mullin 12 June 2026 at 23:52 The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News. © Mark Abramson for The New York TimesA merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery would include the Warner Bros. movie studio, above, in Burbank, Calif.
Paramount CEO David Ellison Pledges Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes’ NYT - Top Stories By: Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum 9 June 2026 at 20:17 David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch. © Caroline Brehman/Reuters