Jeff Shell, the former CEO of NBCUinversal who was ousted by parent company Comcast in 2023 over allegations of inappropriate conduct with a CNBC reporter, will serve as president. Shell had moved on to become sports and media chairman at RedBird Capital Partners, one of the major investors in the deal that bought out media heiress Shari Redstone's controlling stake in Paramount. Current Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks — who was instrumental in settling Paramount's lawsuit with President Trump over the contr ...