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FCC clears way for $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger
The merger clears the way for an $8.4 billion sale of some of the most prominent names in entertainment, including CBS, ...
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FCC Approves Paramount And Skydance Deal
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved the $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance ...
Read FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez’s Scathing Dissent After Skydance-Paramount Approval: ‘Direct Violation of the First Amendment’
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez has issued a scathing statement of dissent following the approval of the Paramount and Skydance ...
Skydance Promises FCC It Will Appoint CBS News Ombudsman to Review ‘Complaints of Bias,’ Says Paramount Has Eliminated DEI
Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount ...
Paramount bidder Skydance plays patriotism card in push for deal OK
Skydance CEO David Ellison told the FCC he wants “American storytelling” at Paramount while touting a new, “unbiased” ...
Jon Stewart Is Unsure of ‘The Daily Show’s Future Amid Paramount-Skydance Merger
Show' host's comments came shortly before it was announced that CBS has canceled 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.' ...
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Likely New Owner of Paramount Pledges To Snuff Out Bias at CBS: Lawyer Tells FCC That CBS News Will Practice ‘Unbiased Journalism’
CBS News has been dogged for decades by allegations of liberal bias, with the controversies over its coverage decisions ...
Skydance CEO David Ellison Pledged to FCC He Would ‘Ensure’ CBS News Coverage Reflects ‘Varied Ideological Perspectives’
More than a year after Skydance Media and its partners clinched a deal with Shari Redstone and Paramount Global to merge the ...