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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Paramount Strikes $7.7 Billion Media Rights Deal for UFC Events
Paramount (PSKY) will become the exclusive distributor of UFC's fighting events in the US under a $7 Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Paramount+ to stream all UFC numbered events and fight nights
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), opens new tab said on Monday that all Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) numbered events and fight nights will be streamed live on its Paramount+ streaming service.
Daily Mail
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stephen Colbert launches fresh attack on Paramount-CBS bosses
By Stephen Colbert has launched another scathing attack on employer Paramount following the media conglomerate's decision to can his show for hemorrhaging money. The bitter television host used his Monday night program to mock the Paramount-Skydance merger with a series of toilet-themed jokes and pee puns. Colbert, 61, slammed the rebranding of the company's stock ticker symbol, which is changing from 'PARA' to 'PSKY' after the deal. 'I'm thrilled for everyone at Paramount t hat the deal went through and very excited for our newly announced official combined Paramount-Skydance stock ticker name, which will go from 'PARA' to 'PSKY,' Colbert said with sarcasm. 'Soon, PSKY will blast hot streaming content right in your face. With hits like "Yellowstone", " Yellowjackets ", and a full variety of water sports.' 'I predict PSKY will become synonymous with number one. PSKY, a pitcher of warm entertainment,' he continued. His roast comes after CBS, which owns Paramount, declined to renew Colbert's contract with his show set to end its run in May 2026. CBS announced the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this month, just days after the host blasted the network's $16 million settlement with President Trump as a 'big fat bribe'. 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,' they said in a statement. 'We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the Late Show franchise at that time,' the executives continued. 'We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and his broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.' The network explained that the decision to cancel the show is 'purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.' 'It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,' it added. But the timings of the announcement comes just days after Colbert slammed the network for settling the president's lawsuit led to many questioning whether the cancelation may be political retaliation. 'If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better,' California Sen. Adam Schiff - who is set to appear on Thursday night's episode - posted on X. A rally organized to protest the cancellation of Colbert's flagship show fell flat at the weekend with just 20 people showing up.
Daily Mail
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bitter Stephen Colbert launches fresh attack on Paramount-CBS bosses after his show was canned for losing $40m
Stephen Colbert has launched another scathing attack on employer Paramount following the media conglomerate's decision to can his show f or hemorrhaging money. The bitter television host used his Monday night program to mock the Paramount-Skydance merger with a series of toilet-themed jokes and pee puns. Colbert, 61, slammed the rebranding of the company's stock ticker symbol, which is changing from 'PARA' to 'PSKY' after the deal. 'I'm thrilled for everyone at Paramount t hat the deal went through and very excited for our newly announced official combined Paramount-Skydance stock ticker name, which will go from 'PARA' to 'PSKY,' Colbert said with sarcasm. 'Soon, PSKY will blast hot streaming content right in your face. With hits like "Yellowstone", " Yellowjackets", and a full variety of water sports.' 'I predict PSKY will become synonymous with number one. PSKY, a pitcher of warm entertainment,' he continued. His roast comes after CBS, which owns Paramount, declined to renew Colbert's contract with his show set to end its run in May 2026. CBS announced the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this month, just days after the host blasted the network's $16 million settlement with President Trump as a 'big fat bribe'. Executives said the decision was made after the show's revenue plummeted by around $40 million a year. Colbert's show, which began in 2015, will now come to an end in May 2026, executives with the network and Paramount, its new parent company, announced. 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,' they said in a statement. 'We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the Late Show franchise at that time,' the executives continued. 'We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and his broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.' The network explained that the decision to cancel the show is 'purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.' 'It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,' it added. But the timings of the announcement comes just days after Colbert slammed the network for settling the president's lawsuit led to many questioning whether the cancelation may be political retaliation. 'If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better,' California Sen. Adam Schiff - who is set to appear on Thursday night's episode - posted on X. A rally organized to protest the cancellation of Colbert's flagship show fell flat at the weekend with just 20 people showing up. Organizers gathered outside of the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on Sunday, with fewer than two dozen people appearing to protest. Images taken at the protest show a small number gathering outside of the building, holding banners and placards, some which said 'I'm with Colbert'. A video taken at the scene also shows the low turnout.
New York Post
29-07-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Colbert bitterly mocks Paramount deal with slew of pee jokes: ‘Hot, streaming content right in your face'
Stephen Colbert — whose 'Late Show' was axed this month following CBS owner Paramount's legal settlement with President Trump — bitterly mocked the media giant's upcoming merger with a series of crude pee jokes. Taking aim at the change in Paramount's ticker, which will go from PARA to PSKY after its deal with David Ellison's Skydance Media, Colbert pronounced the new name as 'pee-sky.' 'I'm thrilled for everyone at Paramount,' Colbert quipped Monday night, adding: 'Soon, PSKY will blast hot, streaming content right in your face with hits like Yellowstone, Yellowjackets and a full variety of water sports. Advertisement 4 Stephen Colbert mocked Paramount's merger with Skydance Media with a series of pee jokes. CBS 'I predict PSKY will become synonymous with number one. PSKY: A pitcher of warm entertainment,' Colbert joked. CBS has maintained that the cancellation of 'The Late Show' is 'purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.' Outraged critics have accused the network of firing Colbert to appease Trump as part of its $16 million settlement with the president, which concerned a lawsuit related to a controversially-edited '60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris. Advertisement The FCC greenlit the $8.4 billion sale of Paramount to Skydance – which had been in limbo for a year – just a week after it was announced that Colbert was canceled. Prior to the approval, Skydance made promises to slash DEI policies at CBS and appoint a media bias ombudsman to oversee the network. 'After months of delay, the deal was finally approved by FCC chairman and brilliant handsome man who Paramount officials described as 'liquid sex', Brendan Carr,' Colbert jabbed, flashing a photo of Carr on the screen. Advertisement 4 President Trump opens his new golf course in Scotland on Tuesday. Getty Images Colbert also nodded to Trump's social media posts earlier this week slamming NBC and ABC. 'Wow, 'Concast's' NBC is down in viewership almost 28% this year. Their programming is terrible, their management even worse. They are an arm of the Democrat Party, and should be held accountable for that. Likewise, Fake News ABC!!! MAGA,' Trump wrote in a post. 'Networks aren't allowed to be political pawns for the Democrat Party. It has become so outrageous that, in my opinion, their licenses could, and should, be revoked! MAGA,' he wrote in another post. Advertisement The late-night host, who has been the frontman at 'The Late Show' for about a decade, told Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon – his counterparts at ABC and NBC – to 'come on in.' 4 Stephen Colbert mocked the new Paramount-Skydance ticker symbol. CBS 'The water's warm because of all the PSKY,' Colbert said. Colbert tore into Paramount last week for handing over millions of dollars to Trump after the media company laid off thousands of employees. 'Last year, Paramount laid off 2,000 employees, then cut another several hundred just last month,' he said. 4 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House in May. Getty Images Trump has said he expects an additional $20 million in advertising and public service announcements from Skydance once it takes control of Paramount, for a total $36 million settlement, confirming an exclusive report by The Post. 'Firing that many people and then handing over 36 mil to a guy who is putting your neighbors in alligator camps, all because of a lawsuit that your own lawyers said was completely without merit, if that's true, it would make CBS morally bankrupt. Also, bankrupt.'
