FCC clears Paramount, Skydance merger
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ADWEEK on MSNFCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Said Agency ‘Overstepping its Authority' in Paramount MergerShe said it was "a deal that was linked to a payout to settle a baseless lawsuit and other troubling concessions"
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Despite this regrettable outcome, this Administration is not done with its assault on the First Amendment. In fact, it may only be beginning," Anna M. Gomez said.
The end of legal wrangling between Paramount Global and President Donald Trump might be a relative win for the company, but its TV unit keeps eroding
Skydance has emphasized that the commitments are voluntary. Previously, Skydance and Paramount had argued against conditions imposed by the FCC to mandate benchmarks for viewpoint neutrality, saying that they would be “squarely foreclosed by the First Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.”
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