The ticking sound of each beginning 60 minutes part? It turns out that's not a stopwatch. This is a time bomb.
At least that's how it sounds lately, like ABC News's outstanding castle is exploding. Last night, correspondent Scott Pelley ended the show with the "last minute" section, amid the latest tremor suggesting an impending explosion 60 minutes“Paramount’s corporate overlord, with longtime executive producer Bill Owens, who waved CBS a few days ago in protest of his alleged editorial involvement.
“No one is happy about it here,” Pelley told viewers, sitting on a stool against the backdrop of the program’s iconic ticking clock. “But when resigning, Bill proved one thing- he was the right person for the leader 60 minutes Always. ”
Of course, what makes everyone work so hard is the $20 billion lawsuit - a billion dollar "b" - President Trump in 60 minutes"Last year's competition claimed that the show had an "election intervention" through editing the videotape of Kamala Harris from the initial 45 minutes to the more broadcast-friendly 21 minutes. You know, too, too. 60 minutes With no complaints, edited in 45 to 20 minutes during the 2020 campaign. In fact, TV News has been editing interviews since Edward R. Murrow cuts them in the subject department.
No one takes Trump's lawsuit seriously - maybe not even Trump. It has little chance of prevailing in court. But, seriously, especially Shari Redstone, the president of State Entertainment and controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, which owns CBS, which produces CBS, which is produced by the company. 60 minutes - The fact that Redstone attempts to sell its company to Skydance Media for $8 billion. The agreement requires approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which has the authority to review the transfer of broadcast licenses, which is a necessary step toward Skydance and most importantly, to complete the transaction. Of course, the FCC is now run by Trump-appointed Brendan Carr 60 minutes It's "possible" and if Redstone wants the deal to go smoothly, she probably should settle with the Oval Office for $20 billion lawsuit.
In other words, you are already here. If something happens, it's shameful.
The bets involved are obviously high - not only for 60 minutes But for the whole concept of all news broadcasts and free media. After all, this is not the first time Trump has beaten the main media in the past six months. Last December, he asked ABC to pay him $15 million to resolve a smaller vulnerable defamation lawsuit (a lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos, who was said to have deceived the president when Trump "rape" what Trump did as "rape" when the court believed it was "sexual abuse"). This kind of corporate surrender is disturbing enough. But if Redstone is now going to settle in a uniform resort 60 minutes Suit, it will undermine the show’s long tradition of editorial integrity and send a profound and pleasant chill in all journalism, not to mention Torch Redstone’s own reputation.
But, a, it starts to look like that's exactly what she's going to do.
One of the reasons Owens left so shocked is that it seems to indicate that Redstone is on the brink of a trap. In fact, the reason for Owens' exit may be more subtle 60 minutes A portion of Israel’s war in Gaza was heated up. Nevertheless, the Snowball narrative is that Owens sacrificed himself in a desperate warning, not to sink 60 minutes On her skydiving protocol. This is more or less presented by Pelley at the end 60 minutes last night. Of course, this is also a series of headlines (“Women Who Destroy CBS News”,60 minutes Sacrifice for Sale" and "Redstone Greed End Legacy", among which). It's also the shoot of Jake Tapper in a seven-minute Redstone Bliss on CNN hours after Owens announced his withdrawal.
Tapper frowned angrily, "It seems that Shari Redstone may succumb to Trump and settle down." "Hopefully the money is worth it, Islam!"
Of course, Tapper's right, the money is not worth it. Of course, the Skydance merger can be imagined, Redstone's personal wealth has increased by hundreds of millions of dollars, but she has been worth $500 million, or more. On earth, she couldn't afford it. Still, Redstone’s own bank account is not all. She also tried to protect the media empire built by her father, and before her father Sumner Redstone died in 2020 and died at the age of 97 in 2020. Years of cable TV lowered, missing out on streaming opportunities and less shocking features, this is a merger of current financial combinations, especially staying in touch with another family-run company, not only the best business for the company, but also the best one.
A few years ago, most other suitors circled around redstones—Warner Bros., Sony, Barry Diller and Byron Allen, to name just a few—want to carve Paramount, keep what they like, and then sell the rest of the scrap. Skydance, run by David, son of billionaire Larry Ellison, is reportedly the only one who ensures that Redstone retains Paramount will remain intact. Whether Skydance is wrong about this, to anyone knows, does not have any written form - but at least, like Kin himself, Ellisons could theoretically appreciate Redstone's impulse to preserve his father's legacy. (Unless, that is, they decide to make more money by destroying themselves).
The point here is: Redstone is trapped in a failed situation. If she fights Trump 60 minutes Suit, it could blow up Skydance's deal, leaving her company bleeding on the floor. If she sits in Trump and settles in, it could blow up 60 minutes - Crown Jewelry from Paramount's News Department, and a truly trustworthy global brand - makes the company bleed on the floor.
Think about it, the ticking sound may not be a stopwatch or a bomb. It could be worse: Donald Trump counts down a few seconds until the free media runs out of time.