{
  "id": 12487016,
  "title": "George Cheeks Addresses Staffers in First Memo as Skydance TV Co-Chair: ‘CBS Remains a Cornerstone’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/george-cheeks-addresses-staffers-in-first-memo-as-skydance-tv-co",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:47:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/george-cheeks-memo-skydance-tv-co-chair-1236903459/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "George Cheeks, newly appointed to the role of Skydance TV co-chair and chief content officer, laid out his vision to staffers Tuesday, as the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed. Hours after Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz sent a memo to employees at the combined […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}