FCC Approves Paramount-Skydance Deal
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FCC chairman Brendan Carr praised Skydance Media's commitment to hire an ombudsman for CBS News after it completes its merger with Paramount Global.
The chairman of the FCC says the merger will ‘enable CBS to operate in the public interest and focus on fair, unbiased, and fact-based coverage.’
Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.
Brendan Carr discussed media course correction following Colbert's show cancellation and criticizes partisan content, highlighting Skydance's CBS News plans.
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Trump’s FCC chairman gloats over Colbert’s cancellation days after meeting soon-to-be CBS ownerThe partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing,” Brendan Carr tweeted Tuesday, adding that critics of the cancellation are ‘acting like they’re losing a loyal DNC spokesperson.
The settlement came amid a pending merger with CBS parent company Paramount and Skydance, which requires administration approval. Colbert blasted the network for settling with Trump in what he deemed a “nuisance lawsuit” in a monologue on his show prior to being given the axe.