Paramount’s Brian Robbins Teases Potential ‘Blue Bloods’ “Franchise Extensions” At Shareholder Meeting

The cast of Blue Bloods has wrapped production on the show for the final time.

In the latest executive shuffle at Paramount Global, home entertainment chief Bob Buchi is exiting and will be replaced by Amazon MGM digital distribution exec Andres Alvarez.

Blue Bloods is wrapping up after 14 seasons and the cast of the CBS series is marking the final day of filming.

Paramount Global‘s unorthodox Office of the CEO, which started as a presumed placeholder, is turning into a longer-term fixture poised to once again reshape the tempest-tossed company.

Fans of CBS’ hit TV show Blue Bloods have been devastated to learn that the series is coming to an end this upcoming fall television season.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Christa D’Alimonte, Paramount Global‘s EVP, general counsel and secretary, is exiting at the end of the month after 12 years at the company and its predecessor Viacom. D’Alimonte on Tuesday informed her team that she will be leaving the company on June 28 (read the memo below).

Paramount Global General Counsel Christa D’Alimonte has told colleagues she will be exiting the company at the end of the month.

Ever since the Investigation Discovery documentary series Quiet on Set exposed the on-set mistreatment and creepy behavior child stars allegedly dealt with from Dan Schneider during his time at Nickelodeon, more and more people have come forward with their own stories and claims about the producer from their days working with him. Now, Kel Mitchell is opening up about his awful experience with Dan.

Kel Mitchell is looking back to his days on All That and recalls an incident he had with Dan Schneider.

Paramount co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy thanked staff in a memo today, obtained by Deadline, for a few tough months rocked by Skydance merger speculation. With that deal a no go, they said, they have plan, one mostly laid out at last week’s annual shareholders meeting, to take the company into the future.

This just in tonight from Skydance Boss David Ellison as Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone says “No” to Skydance’s offer to buy National Amusements. The Top Gun: Maverick and Geostorm producer has acknowledged to staff that Skydance’s bid to merge with Paramount has ended.

Paramount Global, which continues to explore its M&A options, has updated the compensation plans for the three execs in the Office of the CEO and re-upped Chief People Officer Nancy Phillips.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor As an M&A event looms on the horizon for Paramount Global, the three execs in the conglomerate’s “Office of the CEO” are now eligible for stepped-up severance payments in the event of a sale or merger — and the company also will award them cash bonuses for the time they serve as co-CEOs. The move comes as Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, is evaluating a merger offer from David Ellison’s Skydance Media, which the Paramount Global board’s special committee has recommended.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Paramount Global has a strong future ahead of it and so does broadcast television, despite the uncertainty that has enveloped Hollywood in general and Paramount in particular. That was the message sent Thursday by CBS chief George Cheeks, who last month was also tapped as one of three CEOs to steer Paramount Global through a period that is sure to be challenging no matter what happens with the company.

TV Insider, “CBS will find an awful lot of people aren’t ready to say goodbye to it. The show’s more popular than ever, and I think [numbers] will increase with the interest this year,” he added. We’re certainly not out of ideas.”“I’m not counting the days so I can do something else,” he told the outlet.

The long-running CBS series Blue Bloods is ending later this year after 14 seasons, but the franchise might live on through a spinoff series!

A town hall for Paramount Global employees originally scheduled to take place Wednesday has been delayed until June 25.

As Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone mulls the terms of a merger between her conglom and Skydance, the network/studio/streaming service trotted out their best and brightest CEO troika this early AM in annual global stockholders meet to tout their hit parade of 14 billion dollar revenue earning franchises across all mediums, their assurance to cut $500 million in overhead, and maximize shareholder value and profits.

Shari Redstone, Paramount Global‘s non-executive chair and controlling shareholder, sought to sell shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Tuesday on the potential of the three-member Office of the CEO.

Is Blue Bloods really still coming to an end this fall after an amazing run on CBS?