Episode 67: Skydance Remakes 60 Minutes From the Top Down
CBS News has replaced the executive producer of 60 Minutes — the longest-running newsmagazine on television — installing Nick Bilton, an outsider with no prior network news executive experience, while pushing out Tanya Simon, correspondent Cecilia Vega, and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich (27 years with the show). The move is the most significant step yet in Skydance's post-acquisition restructuring of CBS News, and it lands on top of the departures of Anderson Cooper and Sharyn Alfonsi. For agents, talent, and executives tracking power at the Skydance-controlled networks, the…
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