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FCC approves Paramount, Skydance merger

FCC shows that its holdup of the Paramount-Skydance merger was political all along

In a statement, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the deal was allowed to go through only after the new owners agreed to make ideological changes to its news programming and end DEI policies

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Just 3 weeks after controversial Paramount settlement, FCC approves merger deal

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FCC approves Skydance's $8 billion Paramount acquisition

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US FCC clears $8bn Skydance-Paramount merger

An $8bn (£5.9bn) merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media has been approved by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Trump administration approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount

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F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount

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US regulators approve Skydance acquisition of Paramount

The Federal Communications Commission’s green light to the deal removes the final regulatory hurdle to a transaction valued at more than $8bn, bringing a years-long corporate drama to a close.

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US FCC clears way for $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger

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US regulators approve $8 billion acquisition of Paramount

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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 “ cowardly capitulation ” on behalf of Paramount and warning that this could lead to a further “erosion of our First Amendment protections.”

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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"

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Trump FCC Brendan Carr Defends Pressure Campaign on Media Corporations: ‘Time for a Change’

Brendan Carr defended new Skydance-Paramount newsroom oversight, saying it's “time for a change” and aims to restore trust in media and unwind DEI policies.

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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 only be beginning," Anna M. Gomez said.

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 cancelled next May despite being No. 1, in what many view as censorship due to his jokes about Trump—pointedly mocked the settlement the first chance he got, AP News reported.