PARAMOUNT POWER PLAY: CNN'S TOP LEGAL EAGLE FLIES THE COOP
As Paramount gears up to take over CNN, the news network's chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid is calling it quits—and she had the choice to stay.
Paula Reid, CNN's ace chief legal affairs correspondent, has decided to exit the network ahead of Paramount Skydance's expected takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery's news giant, according to Variety. Reid had the option to renew her contract but chose to depart instead—a move that signals big changes brewing behind the scenes as the media shake-up unfolds.
The U.K. is keeping a close eye on the deal too. According to THR Business, the British government's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy has flagged concerns about the consolidation, citing worries over the plurality of views in news media and on-demand programming. Translation: regulators are watching this one like a hawk!
Meanwhile, over at Paramount+, things are looking UP for the cast of hit drama Landman. Deadline reports that the original cast members have scored hefty salary bumps heading into Season 3—with the entire ensemble getting raises except lead Billy Bob Thornton. When a show's THIS hot, the talent knows it's time to negotiate!
Sources · Variety · THR Business · Deadline