In a statement, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the deal was allowed to go through only after the new owners agreed to make ideological changes to its news programming and end DEI policies

"New York Times" White House correspondent Peter Baker on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" expressed his displeasure with the Trump administration for approving the Skydance-Paramount merger. JOE SCARBOROUGH, HOST: It took a while.

McCarthy became co-CEO of Paramount, alongside George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, in April 2024. The trio took on the role after the ouster of Bob Bakish as the company was in its first round of negotiations with Skydance. McCarthy is also president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and oversees the company’s streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

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"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough delivered his reaction to the Paramount-Skydance merger recently approved by the Trump administration. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Right, and they're very ideological, as are members in Congress.

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Intel stock falls after the chip maker reports a wider quarterly loss, while Paramount gets approval from the Federal Communications Commission for its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.

The network is not hiring an outsider to helm “60 Minutes” as the program’s correspondents feared might happen.