2025 CMT Awards paused ahead of Paramount merger: Here's why, what to know
This year's CMT Awards have been put on pause in the midst of parent company Paramount's upcoming merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
2025 CMT Awards are canceled amid merger with Paramount
CMT Music Awards are officially on pause as Paramount Global continues its merger with Skydance Media. The MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Millennial Awards and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico are also affected,
Paramount "optimizes" CMT Music Awards, MTV EMAs out of 2025
CMT is among the Paramount divisions hit with extensive layoffs in 2024. Meanwhile, cable networks like Nickelodeon and MTV are reportedly not priorities for Skydance. Amid the company’s competitors shedding or restructuring cable networks, it’s possible those brands will be dropped from the Paramount portfolio altogether.
Paramount Postpones CMT Music Awards, EMAs and More Amid Skydance Merger
Paramount has pressed pause on several major events, including the 2025 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. This change came as Paramount Global anticipates a forthcoming merger with Skydance Media.
MTV, CMT Pause Major 2025 Awards Shows Ahead of Paramount Merger
MTV and CMT will put some of their major awards shows on ice this year as parent company Paramount Global prepares for a major corporate merger, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Affected shows include the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and the CMT Music Awards,
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Says Trump ‘Has Been Right' on Media Bias Claims Amid CBS Probe; Anna Gomez Decries ‘Chilling Effect' and ‘Weaponization' of Agency
The Federal Communications Commission has broken with decades of precedent for the independent regulatory agency by charging ...
Paramount Pauses Some Major Events, Including CMT Music Awards, MTV EMAs, Ahead of Skydance Deal Close (Exclusive)
"We look to reimagine and optimize our events slate going forward," reads a staff memo obtained by THR. "Our world-class ...
Trump's New FCC Chair Raises the Latest Hurdle in the Paramount-Skydance Merger | Analysis
Paramount Global and Skydance Media are nearing the finish line of their $8 billion merger. But after months of twists and ...
FCC wants ‘60 Minutes’ to hand over Harris interview transcripts, footage as it reviews Paramount-Skydance merger
CBS News said it is working to comply with the FCC’s request for the “full, unedited transcript and camera feeds from our ...
Paramount to Turn Over Records on Skydance Deal Amid Standoff With FCC
A Delaware court ruled that Paramount must produce records that could lay the groundwork for more lawsuits from investors ...
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Paramount ‘bound’ to Skydance deal
PRP has reportedly claimed the board is obligated to consider its revised offer, although the move has been described by one ...
CNN’s Jake Tapper rips Shari Redstone for ‘hoisting white flag’ in looking to settle Trump’s $10B ‘60 Minutes’ suit
Redstone is reportedly looking to settle a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice ...
FCC审查派拉蒙与Skydance Media合并交易之际，要求“60 Minutes”节目提供哈里斯的采访材料
作为派拉蒙 ( Paramount Global )与Skydance Media合并交易审查的一部分，美国联邦通讯委员会 (FCC)要求派拉蒙交出CBS News的“60 Minutes”节目去年10月份对前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯 (Kamala ...
Paramount Inks 30-Picture Financing Deal With Domain Capital Group
The slate deal locks in the Patrick R. Leardo-run investment group as a key partner for the studio as it looks to transition to Skydance Media ownership this year.