FCC
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Paramount-Skydance Deal: Democratic Senators Urge FCC’s Olivia Trusty to Support Full Commission Vote
The pending $8 billion merger remains under review at the agency due to a required transfer of broadcast licenses
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Paramount-Skydance Merger Triggers Second 90-Day Extension
The $8 billion deal’s latest extension comes as the media giant reached a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump to resolve his lawsuit against CBS and “60 Minutes”
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Paramount Reaches $16 Million Settlement With Donald Trump in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
The agreement includes no apology and a provision for “60 Minutes” to “release transcripts of interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired”
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Paramount and Skydance’s Merger May Finally Escape Trump’s Legal Penalty Box
The $8 billion merger, which remains stuck in regulatory limbo, could see movement with settlement talks picking up and a critical shareholder meeting on Wednesday
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Business
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FCC Asks for Public Input on Changing Broadcast TV Station Ownership Rules
Entities are currently limited to owning or controlling stations that, in the aggregate, reach no more than 39% of the television audience
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Local Broadcasters on the Block: Why TV Station Owners Are Exploring Sales
Allen Media Group is the latest to put up a “for sale” sign as the value has changed for these once-lucrative media assets
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Former FCC Commissioner Warns Paramount Will Be ‘Melting Ice Cube’ if Skydance Deal Collapses
The pending $8 billion merger has been stuck in regulatory limbo as the media giant fends off a $20 billion lawsuit from President Trump
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Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington to Step Down
Simington, who was confirmed to the agency at the end of President Trump’s first term in December 2020, will exit at the end of the week
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Wages a Lonely Fight for Press Freedom in Trumpland
Facing Brendan Carr and Trump’s punitive actions against media companies, the commission’s outnumbered Democrat publicly pushes back
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The Media Front
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FCC Approves $20 Billion Verizon-Frontier Communications Merger
Commission chair Brendan Carr says Verizon committed to end its DEI practices as part of the deal
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FCC Chair Says CBS-Trump Settlement Talks Have Nothing to Do With Paramount-Skydance Deal Review
Brendan Carr added “all options remain on the table” in its “60 Minutes” investigation after the president called for the “maximum fines and punishment”
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FCC Seeks DEI Concessions From Paramount to Complete Skydance Merger
Trump appointee Brendan Carr has made eliminating DEI programs a prerequisite for any M&A approval
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FCC Chair Criticizes Comcast for ‘News Distortion’ After White House Complains About MSNBC Coverage
Brendan Carr dings the cable news network for not carrying a press briefing on deportations
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FCC Opens Investigation Into Disney for Going ‘All In’ on DEI
Chairman Brendan Carr says he is concerned the media giant’s policies may violate the agency’s “prohibitions on invidious forms of discrimination”
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FCC to Investigate Disney Over DEI Practices
Brendan Carr says he’s putting the “finishing touches” on a letter for the ABC parent company
