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CBS station in Los Angeles debuts virtual reality studio
The market is the seventh to debut an augmented-virtual reality studio in two years.

Miami CBS station to debut virtual reality studio
A television station in Miami will become the sixth owned by Paramount Global to debut a mixed augmented reality-virtual reality studio.

Paramount warns of looming carriage dispute with YouTube TV
Paramount Global is warning subscribers of Google-owned YouTube TV that a forthcoming expiration of its distribution agreement may result in the loss of 23 channels on that platform.

Consumer affairs reporter Kurtis Ming departs Sacramento CBS station
Kurtis Ming, known for his "Call Kurtis" investigative reports, has departed the CBS-owned television station in Sacramento.

Local Now adds three new CBS News streams
"Entertainment Tonight," "60 Minutes FAST" and "Entertainment Tonight" have landed on the free, ad-supported streaming TV platform.

Chicago CBS station to debut augmented reality news set
The launch of the AR/VR set at WBBM follows similar debuts at CBS-owned stations in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver.

Paramount begins second wave of layoffs
Paramount Global is moving forward with a second wave of layoffs, impacting around 15 percent of its remaining workforce.

KCNC Denver GM Tim Wieland to oversee KCBS, KCAL Los Angeles
CBS News and Stations will saddle the general manager of its Denver-based TV station with the same job duties in Los Angeles

“CBS News Mornings” to debut in five cities, on streaming later this month
The show will air on Paramount-owned stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Miami and San Francisco.

CBS News shakes up local broadcast leadership team
Adrienne Roark and another executive get expanded roles at the Paramount-owned news division.
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Paramount Global (Press release)

CBS to “centralize” news coverage across local-owned stations
The effort is part of a broader restructuring of operations at CBS News & Stations, and comes several months after 800 Paramount employees — including some at CBS-owned stations — were laid off.

Gray Television will share market research with CBS-owned TV stations
Gray Television has struck a pact with Paramount Global's CBS to provide market research and news strategy to CBS-owned local TV stations.