Skydance Media
Coverage of Skydance Media in the Nexus archive.
- CBS News chiefs told Scott Pelley they wanted him to stay on '60 Minutes' before tense clash with new producer
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and '60 Minutes' producer Nick Bilton attempted to retain correspondent Scott Pelley before a contentious meeting over staff dismissals. Pelley has previously criticized CBS and Paramount leadership, including their editorial independence and business decisions.
- Colbert lashes out at CBS, says cancellation ‘reinforced a narrative’ of ‘knee bending’ to Trump
Stephen Colbert criticized CBS for canceling his show, accusing the network of bending to President Donald Trump. Colbert believes the cancellation reinforced a narrative of CBS appeasing Trump. He also criticized Paramount for settling with Trump, calling it a 'big fat bribe'.
- Colbert calls Trump 'authoritarian' but rejects 'partisan' label in exit interview with NY Times
Stephen Colbert criticized President Donald Trump as an 'authoritarian' in a New York Times exit interview, rejecting the label of being 'partisan.' CBS canceled his late-night show in July 2024, with critics alleging the decision aimed to appease Trump for a Paramount-Skydance merger. Colbert emphasized comedians' role in challenging authoritarianism and denied late-night shows being partisan, despite accusations of political targeting.