Paramount's push for a July 15 close comes as the $110 billion deal is on track to to be completed by the third quarter, or Sept. 30

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert bonded over their respective firings under Paramount, with the “Daily Show” star playfully explaining that they were “s–t-canned” by the media conglomerate. “The term back then was ‘s–t-canned.

Paramount Skydance just hired a head of consumer AI. Read the memo to staffers about the move as David Ellison's company leans into AI.

Phil Wiser helped guide AI adoption at the media firm. His departure comes less than a month after Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.

Absent something transformative, neither party is positioned to grow to a scale where they would catch up to the leading streamers,” Delrahim said.

A majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the entire business to Paramount.

Along with Paramount+, Dutton Ranch is also available to watch on Paramount Network.

Barak Turovsky will be tasked with bringing AI to all parts of the company, and to consumer applications via its streaming platforms.

Paramount Skydance is reorganizing its business into new operating segments to support growth and efficiency. The company is actively pursuing an acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery while facing antitrust scrutiny from regulators.