CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's show
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CBS’s decision to shut down The Late Show with Stephen Colbert makes it clear we aren’t in TV Kansas anymore. Life in broadcasting won’t ever be the same.
The FCC, under newly installed Republican Chairman Brendan Carr, was fully aware of the issues in the legal conflict between Trump and CBS at the time Paramount needed FCC approval for the license transfers. Without a settlement, the Paramount-Skydance deal remained in jeopardy.
Fox News dominates television ratings with 1.5 million total day viewers, airing 97 of the top 100 cable telecasts while outperforming broadcast competition
Previous presidents have sought to apply editorial pressure on broadcast journalists, but none of those presidents won millions from the corporations that aired ethical news reporting in the public interest.
Prominent political figures as well as Hollywood stars have reacted with disgust over the news that 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' will end its run in 2026.
Jamie Bennett, a longtime TV executive at CBS and Disney who developed Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and other popular syndicated shows, has died. He was 78. His family told Deadline that Bennett died July 6 of cancer.