Paramount eyes business chief for Bari Weiss at CBS News amid merger talks

Paramount is reportedly seeking a business-side counterpart to CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to oversee operations across CBS News and, if Paramount Skydance’s deal with Warner Bros. Discovery proceeds, CNN. Candidates under consideration include Cesar Conde, Mark Thompson, Noah Oppenheim, Ben Sherwood, and David Rhodes. Weiss’s position is described as secure, with the search reflecting broader integration questions as regulators review the WBD deal; the process is ongoing.