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“This Is a Dangerous Thing”: Why One FCC Commissioner Is Sounding the Alarm on Paramount’s Deal
When the FCC approved the Paramount-Skydance merger Thursday, one commissioner blasted the decision, calling it an act of “ ...
Paramount-Skydance Merger Gets the OK From the FCC
McCarthy, who’s run the MTV cable networks group since 2016 and overseen day-to-day management of Paramount+ and Pluto since ...
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Said Agency ‘Overstepping its Authority' in Paramount Merger
She said it was "a deal that was linked to a payout to settle a baseless lawsuit and other troubling concessions" ...
Just 3 weeks after controversial Paramount settlement, FCC approves merger deal
As July began, Paramount paid $16 million to settle a Trump civil suit. As July ended, Trump's FCC appointees approved ...
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FCC Approves Skydance-Paramount Deal
The FCC on Thursday approved Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including the ...
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 late-night talk show ratings, in what many view as censorship due to his jokes about ...
Dissenting FCC Commissioner: Paramount Chose “Capitulation Over Courage” In Dealing With Trump
Despite this regrettable outcome, this Administration is not done with its assault on the First Amendment. In fact, it may ...
Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
Trump administration regulators have approved Skydance Media’s $8 billion bid to acquire CBS News parent company Paramount, ...
Divided FCC Approves Skydance Media-Paramount Global Merger
The FCC's approval came amid speculation that Paramount's CBS subsidiary went to extraordinary lengths to appease the Trump ...
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Delivers Blistering Statement On Skydance-Paramount Approval, Says Companies Chose “Capitulation Over Courage”
Skydance has emphasized that the commitments are voluntary. Previously, Skydance and Paramount had argued against conditions ...
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Skydance to FCC: Paramount Will End DEI, Impose Controls to Ensure ‘Unbiased Journalism’
Chair Brendan Carr applauds promises to create an ombudsman for CBS News; Democrat Anna Gomez says New Paramount will ‘cowardly capitulate’ to ‘agency's ideological demands’ ...