There has been much written about CBS ’ decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert but there’s been little word out of the company itself. But after Skydance ’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet.

Plenty of people have spoken out about the cancellation of CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert—from fans to fellow late night hosts to Colbert himself—but there hasn’t been much talk from the company itself.