As the Emmy Awards arrive, CBS is catching its breath.

The Eye network was dragged through the mud and the courts as part of Skydance Media’s long process of acquiring CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global. Now that the ugly fight with President Donald Trump and the Federal Communications Commission over CBS News’ “60 Minutes” is settled, the network that has the task of staging and televising the live Emmy kudocast on Sept. 14 is extra busy regrouping and getting to know its first new owner in 25 years.

It’s early times for the marriage of Skydance and Paramount (the deal formally closed on Aug. 7), but one thing has been clear to CBS and Paramount veterans since Day 1: David Ellison brings a new vision for the future, a new management style and different priorities from the Redston

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