Ellison spoke with CBS journalists on his first day, acknowledging the stresses of the past year and touting the importance of “fact-based journalism,” a person in attendance said.

A candid chat about what we saw (and didn't see) from the C-suite of Paramount Skydance during its megadeal presser in Manhattan on Thursday.

David Ellison’s Skydance Media has closed its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global to create new company Paramount Skydance Corp.