Her path to the job was paved by concessions that David Ellison and his Skydance Media made to gain the support of Trump-picked regulators to acquire Paramount. “I don’t think that’s hyperbolic.”Turner, a billionaire media entrepreneur, revolutionized TV news when he founded the 24-hour, all-news channel in 1980. Multiple CBS News staffers who were not authorized to speak to the media resorted to curse words after reading the news. Paramount’s victory would add not just CNN but also Warner’s prestigious HBO network to its portfolio. During an interview on CNBC in December, David Ellison acknowledged having recent conversations with Trump that touched on CNN.

Source: CNN February 27, 2026 11:05 UTC