Discovery, Paramount CEO David Ellison is seeking to reassure them that the independence of the venerable news brand will be kept alive. Ellison gave his first interview about the WBD deal (aside from his call with Wall Street analysts earlier this week) to CNBC, where CNN’s future was the subject of intense interest from David Faber. “CNN is an incredible brand with an incredible team, and we absolutely believe in the independence that needs to be maintained for those incredible journalists, and we want to support that going forward,” Ellison said. “Editorial, independence will absolutely be maintained. It is maintained at CBS, it will be maintained at CNN.”Of course, Bari Weiss’ run at CBS is one of the reason that CNN staff are so concerned.

Source: CNN March 05, 2026 18:39 UTC