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Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives with US Senator Lindsey Graham, before US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, on February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 24, 2026, 9:50 am
What a Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could mean, including for coverage of Israel
Deal would put CNN, CBS under same roof, as critics warn about industry’s consolidation; Paramount CEO David Ellison insists editorial independence ‘will absolutely be maintained’
By AP and Luke Tress
Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 4, 2026, 8:17 am
Could Paramount acquisition of CNN shift coverage of Israel?
Ellison-led firm could put two leading US news companies under the same umbrella, part of an expanding media empire
By Luke Tress
A journalist records video near a CNN sign on an athletic field outside the Clements Recreation Center where the CNN/New York Times will host the Democratic presidential primary debate at Otterbein University on October 14, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
February 28, 2026, 6:52 am
CNN chief urges calm amid anxiety over Paramount’s expected purchase of parent company
Thompson tells staff not to jump to conclusions, as acquisition predicted to take 6 months to close, but in already volatile media environment, the trepidation stands to be seismic
By David Bauder
The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
February 28, 2026, 6:28 am
Paramount to buy CNN parent-company Warner Bros Discovery as Netflix exits race
$110 billion deal by Trump ally David Ellison expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 and will create media powerhouse; California AG says state already investigating deal
By Karol Badohal, Harshita Mary Varghese and Jaspreet Singh
The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in Burbank, California, December 5, 2025. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
January 7, 2026, 8:08 pm
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount takeover, tells shareholders to stay with Netflix bid
Media giant cites ‘insufficient value’ and ‘risks’ of Paramount’s hostile bid attempt, which capped off at $77.9 billion, some $6 million more than Netflix offered
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and Michelle Chapman
Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
January 2, 2026, 9:18 pm
US court says ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ didn’t infringe Israeli writer’s copyright
Federal appeals court rules for Paramount after Ehud Yonay’s widow and son accused studio of similarities to 1983 piece on US Navy fighter pilot school
By Reuters
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not in picture) at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 2, 2025. (Kristina Kormilitsyna / Pool via Sputnik / AFP)
December 9, 2025, 3:15 am
Paramount challenges Netflix bid to buy Warner Bros., with help from Jared Kushner
Also putting up cash for takeover offer are sovereign wealth companies from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, and fellow Trump ally Larry Ellison, whose son runs Paramount
By Agencies
CBS News correspondent Debora Patta interviews US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, in a video posted to YouTube on August 7, 2025. (Screenshot via CBS Evening News)
November 5, 2025, 11:26 pm
CBS News staffer claims job cuts disproportionally hit Israel critics
Allegation in Variety comes alongside report that Paramount maintains list of people it won’t work with because of their ‘overtly antisemitic,’ ‘xenophobic’ and ‘homophobic’ views
By ToI Staff
Rotem Sela as October 7 survivor Batsheva Yahalomi in 'Red Alert,' the four-part Keshet series released October 5, 2025 in Israel (Courtesy)
October 6, 2025, 4:57 pm
Oct. 7 series ‘Red Alert’ a harrowing global reminder of what unfolded in Hamas massacre
The 4-part scripted series, out on Paramount+ Tuesday and showing on Israel’s Channel 12 through Oct. 15, is a stark, riveting reenactment of key, terrifying realities that black day
By Jessica Steinberg
The Paramount logo is displayed at Columbia Square along Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California, on March 9, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)
September 13, 2025, 6:36 am
Paramount denounces film industry pledge to boycott Israel: ‘Doesn’t advance peace’
First major studio to come out against boycott call, which over 4,000 actors and industry figures have endorsed, urges ‘more engagement and communication — not less’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US journalist Bari Weiss during an interview with ex-MK Einat Wilf (not in picture), at the Jaffa Hotel Chapel on January 28, 2024. (Tel Aviv International Salon)
September 5, 2025, 8:59 am
Paramount said prepping to buy Free Press for $100m, give Bari Weiss senior role at CBS
Ex-NYT editor, known for criticizing far-left, reportedly sought for news role after media giant’s $8 billion merger with Skydance; neither side confirms agreement
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
The Nova music festival in southern Israel as seen in 'We Will Dance Again.' (Courtesy)
October 4, 2024, 8:40 am
‘We Will Dance Again’ director: Terrified Nova partygoers recorded their efforts to survive
Documentary filmmaker Yariv Mozer says young people turned to TikTok when authorities didn’t answer the phone to them, broadcasting a record of the nightmarish Oct. 7 onslaught
By Jessica Steinberg
Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
April 9, 2024, 4:46 pm
LA court rules ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ didn’t infringe Israeli writer’s copyright
Lawyer for Ehud Yonay’s widow and son will appeal district judge’s decision in case accusing Paramount Pictures of pilfering from 1983 piece on US Navy fighter pilot school
By Jonathan Stempel
Dana Blankstein-Cohen (left), director of Sam Spiegel Film and Television School with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the September 2022 awards ceremony of the Sam Spiegel Series Lab (Courtesy Shelly Simon)
September 28, 2022, 2:51 pm
Jerusalem film school lab project singles out 2 promising TV scripts
Scripts of legal dramas in Israeli court system and Arab LGBTQ families win prizes given in partnership with Netflix, Westend Studios and Paramount’s VIS Social Impact studio
By Jessica Steinberg
Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on May 19, 2022. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)
June 7, 2022, 1:05 am
Israeli heirs of author who inspired ‘Top Gun’ sue Paramount over sequel
Widow and son of Ehud Yonay claim they ended copyright transfer in 2020 but that studio ignored it and went ahead with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release anyway
By ToI Staff
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