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Amid Paramount Layoffs And Skydance Talks, CBS Sports Has Emerged “Largely Intact” And “Strong” Due To Viewer Demand, Division Chief David Berson Says


CBS Sports CEO David Berson said the volatility at parent company Paramount Global isn't taking his division off its game.

Asked about managing through a whirlwind (something he and McManus experienced during the years when CBS Corp. was a separate company led by Les Moonves), he said the sports division has been shielded from the worst of it. As far as the Skydance deal, which would take effect in the first half of 2025 unless a rival bidder gains favor with the Paramount board before next week’s expiration of a “go-shop” period, Berson is optimistic. The reporting structure established when the three members of the Office of the CEO took over for Bob Bakish last spring has remained consistent, Berson said.

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