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Paramount, Skydance complete $8 billion merger as FCC continues CBS probe
Skydance Media and Paramount Global completed their $8 billion merger as the FCC continues investigating CBS News for alleged ...
FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger
The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for Paramount Global to complete its merger with Skydance Media, ...
How the Trump FCC justified requiring a “bias monitor” at CBS
The Carr FCC claims there is precedent for such a bias monitor. But the precedent cited in last week's merger approval points ...
“Libertarian” FCC Commissioner Was Believed to Be Uncomfortable with Paramount Deal: Exclusive
Nathan Simington By Josh Kosman Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington was uncomfortable approving Skydance’s ...
For Paramount and CBS, the Redstone Era Ends With Little Fanfare and Diminished Assets (Column)
For the Redstones, the end with Paramount Pictures came much as it began 31 years ago -- after a long, bitter and highly ...
Trump, FCC want to reshape the media landscape starting with CBS
On Thursday, the FCC voted 2-1 to approve the $8.4 billion merger between CBS parent Paramount Global (PARA.O) and Skydance ...
FCC seeks to shift power from national programmers to local broadcasters in public interest push
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr proposes shifting media influence from national networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC back to local ...
Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS
Recently, comedian Stephen Colbert—whose popular CBS Late Show will be canceled next May despite being No. 1 in the ...
Skydance pledges to Trump’s FCC it’ll eliminate DEI, install ‘ombudsman’ to root out ‘bias’ at CBS News
Skydance needs FCC approval in order to take over Paramount. It’s now promising to root out “bias” at CBS News in order to ...
CBS TV chief breaks public silence on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' cancellation
CBS executive George Cheeks said Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" cancellation was due to economic challenges and declining late ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ‘Pleased’ With Skydance Commitment to Reform CBS
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he was encouraged by Skydance commitments to reform CBS once a merger is complete.
New Paramount Execs Address CBS News Independence; Ombudsman Will Be “A Transparency Vehicle, Not An Oversight Vehicle”
UPDATED, with FCC comments: New Paramount CEO David Ellison said that he had “no interest” in wading “into the political spectrum” with CBS News, as he and other executives addressed the independence ...