It makes sense that MTV's Video Music Awards aired on CBS

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Doja Cat at the 2025 VMAs
Doja Cat performed on the MTV Video Music Awards — which was aired on CBS. It's a new world.

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'South Park' mocks tech bros, Tim Cook, and ChatGPT

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Season 27, episode 3, of South Park features the show's patriarch, Randy Marsh, taking ketamine, referencing the drugs popularity among some Silicon Valley elites.

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David Ellison is spending billions to challenge Netflix, but it could be a pipe dream

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David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, wants to make tech a big part of his entertainment empire.

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Paramount's new owner David Ellison doesn't want to talk about Trump

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David Ellison has combined Skydance with Paramount. ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect
David Ellison has combined Skydance with Paramount.

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Paramount's deal with Skydance is finally closed: Here are 6 questions for its new owners.

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David Ellison is taking over Paramount Skydance.

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A Donald Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?

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Sometimes Donald Trump sues media companies. He also watches and consumes a lot of media.

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Paramount greenlit another 'Sonic' movie as the latest is pacing to beat Disney's surprisingly weak 'Lion King' prequel

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A composite image of two CGI characters. On the left is a black and red hedgehog with glowing orange eyes, he has orange lightning around his hands, and there is broken glass behind him. On the right is a yellow lion cub with orange eyes, a white chin and chest, staring right at the camera.
"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" introduces Shadow, an antihero.

The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, including Meta, ExxonMobil, and Boeing

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Cargill is cutting 5% of its workforce.

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Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?

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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024
Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, says broadcast licenses are not "sacred cows" — which suggests that media companies that have them could lose them.

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Disney dodges the Trump question

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Disney CEO Bob Iger at the Sun Valley conference in Idaho, July 2024.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he doesn't need to buy or sell anything during the second Trump administration.

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