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Story summary
- David Ellison of Paramount Skydance aims to close a $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery purchase of CNN next month.
- The deal would put CNN under the same ownership as CBS News, which Ellison already controls.
- CNN president Mark Thompson told Paramount he will not share CNN oversight with another executive.
- Ellison’s plan to give Bari Weiss a major CNN role has drawn staff objections and highlights his ties to President Donald Trump.
