Paramount Skydance has clinched a settlement with US states that sued to block its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Investment in domestic production, quiet mediation from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the threat of relocating helped Paramount forge a settlement with state attorneys general.

The “Last Week Tonight” host slyly snarked on his forthcoming “business daddy” David Ellison — even though it could get Oliver kicked off the air as well.

With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, Mr. Ellison will be “the Hollywood equivalent of Superman, Caesar and Midas combined.” But challenges remain.

John Oliver's main target was American health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group and its insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare, during his Last Week Tonight segment on Sunday. But the

A coalition of press freedom organizations, journalists and academics is calling on Paramount CEO David Ellison to condemn President Donald Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico -- and commit to backing CNN's legal challenge if his company ultimately acquires the network.

John Oliver takes aim at David Ellison during a UnitedHealthcare segment, joking about the Paramount Skydance CEO’s family business ties.

The looming ownership of the network by David Ellison has caused anxiety in its newsroom for months. This much is known: CNN is on the brink of having a new owner. And it will have a new independent editorial board. But that is where certainties about the network’s future end.