Meet David Ellison, the 42-year-old Paramount Skydance CEO trying to throw a monkey wrench in Netflix's plan

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David Ellison called Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery "pro-competition."

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Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

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Donald Trump could be Larry and David Ellison's hope to stop the Netflix-WBD deal.

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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Paramount just told staff to pack up and prepare for a five-day office return — read the leaked memo

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison wants his employees to work five days a week in person at offices like 1515 Broadway in Times Square.

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Here's another sign that the days of free streaming trials are coming to an end

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Anyone hoping to sample shows from Taylor Sheridan on Paramount+ should do so before its free trial goes away.

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Paramount Skydance says 600 employees took severance and quit instead of returning to the office

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison was willing to pay severance packages to staffers who didn't want to come back to the office.

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Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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Warner Bros. Discovery slaps a for-sale sign on the entire company ahead of spinoff plans; stock soars 10%

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David Zaslav is pursuing a potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CBS News staffers don't have to respond to Bari Weiss' memo asking about their work, unions say

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New Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison is shaking up CBS News with Bari Weiss' hire.

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Bari Weiss tells CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

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Bari Weiss during an interview with Sen. Ted Cruz
Bari Weiss during an interview with Sen. Ted Cruz

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