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Paramount has faced unusual criticisms of his own news program 60 minutes Sunday evening, when the American media group requests the approval of an $ 8 billion merger from Donald Trump's media regulator.
In the “last minute” segment at the end of the broadcast of an hour, Scott Pelley, one of his best broadcasters, told viewers that Paramount had started to “supervise our content of new ways” after explaining that “our parent company, paramount, tries to finish a merger … The Trump administration must approve it”.
The unexpected reprimand of Pelley came in a two -minute segment explaining the decision by its executive producer, Bill Owens, to leave last week. Owens has told staff that “in recent months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to execute the show as I have always executed” when he announced his departure.
Pelley said on Sunday: “None of our stories was blocked, but Bill said he had lost independence that honest journalism needs.”
Primordial Seeking regulatory approval to merge with Skydance, a Hollywood studio led by David Ellison and supported by his billionaire father from Silicon Valley, Larry Ellison, a friend of Trump.
Paramount is Negotiation currently with Brendan CarrThe president of the Federal Commission for American Communications on the concessions that the studio must make.
These discussions arise as the production company also faces a legal battle with Trump on CBS. Trump continued the news diffuser, which belongs to Paramount, for defamation on what he claimed to be a misleading modification of an interview in a 60 minutes Interview last year with Kamala Harris, his opponent in the White House race last year.
Trump and Paramount lawyers are expected to come into arbitration on April 30 on the dispute. The leaders of Paramount and the control shareholder Shari Redstone envisaged a settlement or apology to Trump, previously reported the Financial Times, despite the fact that CBS calls the trial without merit.
Paramount was not immediately available to comment.
Pelley said on Sunday that Owens' decision reflected its reputation as one of the best respected producers on American television. “He did it for us and you. The stories that we have continued for 57 years are often controversial – lately, the War of Israel -Gaza and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were correct and just. He was hard in this way. ”
Last month, Trump attacked 60 minutes After having broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland, saying on his social media platform Truth Social: “Almost every week, 60 minutes, which is continued for billions of dollars … mentions the name” Trump “in a derogatory and defamatory way.”
He added: “They should lose their license! Hopefully the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), directed by its highly respected president, Brendan Carr, will impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their illegal and illegal behavior.”
Trump has intensified his attacks on the media whom he considers to act against his administration since he took office, even criticizing part of the royalty coverage of more right such as Fox.
In a recent article on his social media site, he wrote: “Rupert Murdoch told me for years that he was going to get rid of his Foxnews, Trump hates, false sounder, but he never did. This sounder '' brought me, and Maga, badly for years.
