FCC Approves Paramount-Skydance Merger After Stephen Colbert Present Canceled

President Trump‘s FCC lastly gave the inexperienced gentle for a merger between Skydance Media and Paramount World … and the timing is attention-grabbing.

FCC chair Brendan Carr introduced the merger Thursday in an announcement that additionally referenced DEI.

Paramount and Skydance, a Hollywood studio, have been making an attempt to merge underneath one umbrella for some time now … and there was a bunch of politics concerned, together with a story that Trump used his energy to get CBS to cancel Stephen Colbert‘s late-night TV present.

Trump’s FCC authorized the $8 billion deal every week after Colbert’s present, which was tremendous essential of Trump, was canned. CBS’ guardian firm is Paramount World.

FCC honcho Carr says … “People now not belief the legacy nationwide information media to report totally, precisely, and pretty. It’s time for a change. That’s the reason I welcome Skydance’s dedication to make vital adjustments on the as soon as storied CBS broadcast community.”

Carr claimed Skydance made commitments to make sure its new content material will characteristic “a variety of viewpoints from throughout the political and ideological spectrum.” He additionally claimed Skydance promised to make adjustments to “root out the bias that has undermined belief within the nationwide information media.”

The assertion concludes … “As we speak’s resolution additionally marks one other step ahead within the FCC’s efforts to get rid of invidious types of DEI.”