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Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.
The Federal Communications Commission approved Skydance Entertainment’s merger with Paramount Global on Thursday, clearing the way for the more than $8 billion deal to close and ending a multiyear saga with enough plot twists for a soap opera.
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FCC greenlights $8.4B sale of CBS parent Paramount to Skydance after Trump suit settled, DEI axed
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media
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Skydance to Eliminate DEI at Paramount, Appoint CBS News Ombudsman to Review ‘Complaints of Bias’
As Skydance looks to close its $8 billion merger for Paramount, the David Ellison-led studio has sent new letters to the FCC, committing to the appointment of an ombudsman at CBS News and to eliminate the media giant’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Tanya Simon has been named the executive producer of 60 Minutes, taking the helm of the CBS News broadcast amid the aftermath of Paramount Global’s settlement with Donald Trump and the pending merger with Skydance media.