FCC approves Paramount, Skydance merger
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The FCC hinging its approval of the merger on Paramount decommitting from DEI is the latest example of public-sector agendas affecting private-sector talent strategy.
Paramount had this month agreed to pay $US16 million, destined for the Trump Presidential Library, to settle a lawsuit by president Trump who alleged the CBS News program 60 Minutes had edited an interview with presidential candidate Kamala Harris to make her look better.
Skydance separately promised to appoint a CBS News ombudsman to 'promote transparency and increased accountability' at CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison also has met with center-right journalist Bari Weiss.
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