FCC clears Paramount, Skydance merger
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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.
The sole Democrat on the FCC delivered a blistering statement on the FCC’s approval of the Skydance-Paramount merger, saying that the companies bowed to pressure from the Trump administration to secure the deal.
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
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As a real-estate mogul, Trump long ago perfected the art of imposing his will through aggressive — and expensive — legal maneuvering. But no one else has ever really used it as president.
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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"