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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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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Paramount's new owner says he's building a tech company. Come again?

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David Ellison is pitching the new Paramount as a tech company.

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A Hollywood mega-merger for Paramount is going through: reports

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Shari Redstone in 2016.

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Sony and Apollo offer $26 billion for Paramount: report

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Will David Ellison's dad help him save Paramount?

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Larry Ellison is expected to help finance a deal for his son David to buy Paramount.

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Why Paramount's problems should worry the rest of the media giants

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Paramount is in rough waters — just like the entire media industry.

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Wait. This guy wants to spend $14 billion on … Paramount?

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Byron Allen wants to buy Paramount for $14.3 billion, but Wall Street doesn't think the deal is going to get done.

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