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CBS News

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CBS News is a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, functioning under its parent company, CBS, and as a core asset of Paramount Global corporation. Founded in 1927, it employs approximately 2510 individuals, operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer, and reported $2.0B in revenue as of 2025. The company functions as a news gathering, investigative journalism, and broadcasting division, with broadcast television and radio as its main product. Established as a radio news operation before expanding into television broadcasting in 1941, its operational headquarters are at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Historically anchored by journalistic figures such as Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, the organization operates an international network of news bureaux, production studios, and multi-platform digital delivery systems to provide coverage of breaking news, political affairs, and investigative cultural reporting.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1927

Headcount

2,507

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On September 12, 2026, former President of CBS News and Stations Wendy McMahon shared her concerns about the future of "60 Minutes" following her departure and subsequent changes at the news program. Previously, on September 8, former "60 Minutes" managing editor Guy Campanile, who was fired in May along with several top correspondents, spoke out about his ouster. Campanile claimed that new CBS bosses wanted "White House talking points in our reporting" and that his team "questioned authority." This followed Norah O’Donnell’s return to "CBS Mornings" on September 3, where she rejoined Gayle King and Nate Burleson as a top anchor in a new trio that CBS News executives hope will stabilize the program’s ratings.

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Sep

23rd

2026

06:30

Regulatory and Legal, B2B Tag

Analysis: CNN, CBS News oversight board will be 'toothless,' experts warn

David Ellison is set to take control of two of the biggest news organizations in the U.S. after his Paramount Skydance completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, giving him wide influence over the news media landscape.

Sep

22nd

2026

19:29

Management Changes, M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities, Management Changes

Speculation about Bari Weiss’ future is coming to a head

Paramount’s mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is finally in the clear — and hopes and fears that Bari Weiss is now poised to become the queen of TV news broadcasting are coming to a head. It’s no secret that the 42-year-old editor-in-chief of CBS News has been eyeing a takeover of the left-leaning CNN as Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of the cable network’s owner WBD is getting cleared in a truce with 12 state attorneys general led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta .

Sep

22nd

2026

16:56

M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities, Regulations and Policies, Legal Issues and Lawsuits

An editorial board will oversee CNN and CBS News. What does that mean?

The settlement with 12 state attorneys general t hat cleared the way for Paramount to move forward with its $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery contained a surprise for CNN and CBS News. The merged company will have an oversight board that will monitor adherence to editorial independence from its owners and shareholders.

Sep

22nd

2026

14:18

M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities, Legal Issues and Lawsuits

David Ellison Will Get Control of CNN After All

Eighteen months ago, David Ellison was mostly known as an ATM for Hollywood producers seeking to pad out budgets for dad-core flicks such as Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Sep

22nd

2026

11:32

M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities, Regulations and Policies, Legal Issues and Lawsuits

Analysis-CNN, CBS News oversight board will be 'toothless,' experts warn

Sept 22 (Reuters) - David Ellison is set to take control of two of the biggest news organizations in the US after his Paramount Skydance completes its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, giving him wide influence over the news media landscape.

The Wichita Eagle

Sep

22nd

2026

06:30

M&A Activities, Regulatory and Legal, B2B Tag, M&A Activities, Regulations and Policies

An editorial board will oversee CNN and CBS News. What does that mean?

The settlement with 12 state attorneys general that cleared the way for Paramount to move forward with its $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery contained a surprise for CNN and CBS News. The merged company will have an oversight board that will monitor adherence to editorial independence from its owners and shareholders.

Los Angeles Times

Sep

21st

2026

15:21

M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities

CNN and CBS News Will Soon Have An “Editorial Independence Board.” Here’s What That Means

In just a few short weeks, Paramount Skydance will complete its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and in the process become the biggest TV news organization in the world. With NBC News, MS NOW and CNBC now split between multiple companies, the combined CNN and CBS News will be unrivaled in scale, certainly in the U.S, if not the entire world.

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep

21st

2026

14:10

B2B Tag, Regulatory Compliance

WBD Settlement Requires CNN And CBS News Independence Board

The potential ownership of CBS News and CNN under one corporate owner has generated months of fear, anxiety and loathing at both networks, but the Paramount – Warner Bros. Discovery settlement tries to resolve some of the issues with the establishment of an editorial independence board.

Deadline Hollywood

Sep

21st

2026

06:30

JOINT NETWORK STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE PRESS BAN

NEW YORK , Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Joint network statement from White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News: "The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government.

Sep

17th

2026

17:02

B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

Mortgage rates today after Fed hike: Why US home loan rates may stay above 7%

The Federal Reserve raised its interest rate this week, marking its first rate hike in more than three years. The Fed’s target rate is now 3.75% to 4%. The central bank is trying to control inflation, which has stayed above its 2% target in recent months.

Hindustan Times

Sep

12th

2026

06:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Ex CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon Shares Fears For ’60 Minutes’

Wendy McMahon stepped down from her role as President of CBS News and Stations. Since then, viewers have seen multiple changes take place at CBS News, especially 60 Minutes. Recently, she spoke about the questions that come to mind with regard to the news program’s future.

Sep

10th

2026

11:58

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Rebranding, Management Changes

The Clock Is Ticking to Pull Off an Entirely New ‘60 Minutes’

In the early days of CBS News, Edward R. Murrow led programs like Person to Person and See It Now from CBS’ Manhattan studios in Grand Central Terminal. The network would eventually depart Grand Central for the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th street (what was once the CBS space in the train terminal is now a tennis club), but the network’s history in the building is the stuff of news lore.

The Hollywood Reporter

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