Paramount, Skydance and FCC Green Light
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was asked to respond to criticisms of the Trump administration's intervention in the free press.
The pending merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media was formally approved by the Trump administration on Thursday, concluding months of regulatory uncertainty.
The nasty battle between Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Paramount has seemingly come to an end, after a summer dedicated to a heated bidding war for the rights to “South Park”
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Straight Arrow News on MSNCBS names new ‘60 Minutes' head as criticism of Paramount growsCBS News named a new executive producer of "60 Minutes" amid questions about the program's editorial independence after parent company Paramount paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump.
The $8 billion deal's green light comes after CBS reached a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump over his lawsuit against "60 Minutes"
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr released a statement announcing his approval of the $8 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media after a yearlong saga.
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Trump’s post comes days after CBS came under renewed scrutiny for cancelling Trump critic Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.”
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Chairman Brendan Carr thinks his agency should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced—a role precluded by the First Amendment.
The FCC still hasn’t approved the Paramount-Skydance merger, which may be where Colbert joins the saga. The cheeky host roasts Trump regularly on his show and is far more political than David Letterman, whom he replaced in 2015. On July 14, Colbert called the Paramount payment to Trump involving "60 Minutes" a “ big, fat bribe ,” on CBS’s own air.
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Plus, Hulk Hogan, the pro wrestler who brought the sport to new heights of mainstream popularity, died at the age of 71.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called on Paramound and Skydance to respond to questions about the details of a $36 million settlement agreement with Trump.