Paramount doesn’t impress investors, Oscars struggle to reach audiences

Hosted by Kim Masters Feb. 21, 2022 Entertainment

The view shows the interior of CNN Center, the world headquarters of the CNN news network in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Shutterstock.

ViacomCBS has rebranded as Paramount, but investors did not respond well. How long will Shari Redstone hang onto control of the company her father built? Plus, there’s chaos at CNN following the ouster of executive Jeff Zucker. A mega-banter with Matt Belloni of Puck News and Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg gets into all the details.

Also, who could win the big prize at this year’s Oscar Awards when there’s no clear frontrunner for Best Picture? The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg gives predictions.

From this Episode:

Paramount could face uphill fight in streaming wars, CNN remains in chaos

ViacomCBS is no more — its new name is Paramount Global. And CNN gets messy with high-profile departures and accusations of journalistic misconduct and worse.

20 min

Who might win Oscars Best Picture? It’s all up in the air

Awards season is here, with no clear frontrunners. After last year’s dismal ratings, Hollywood is asking: do enough people still care about the Oscars?

8 min