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LISTEN: Skydance Media Offers Olive Branches to FCC; Why Steve Stoute is Variety’s Music Mogul of the Year

Skydance Media offered olive branches to the Federal Communications Commission in order to secure approval for its $8 billion ...

Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?

With this week’s FCC approval, the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media is expected to be completed in the ...

David Letterman blasts CBS and Skydance 'goons' after cancellation of Stephen Colbert's “Late Show”: 'Bottom feeders'

The late-night legend took aim at his former network home and David Ellison's media company, speculating that Colbert's show ...

Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Taylor Sheridan and More: All the IP David Ellison’s Skydance Gets in Paramount Acquisition

Now that David Ellison’s Skydance has secured the keys to Paramount Global, what toys await him inside the company’s ...

“Trump Transaction Tax”: Skydance’s FCC Saga Raises Fears That It’s The Template For Future Media Merger Reviews

Hours after announcing the approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount, FCC chairman Brendan Carr touted the company’s ...

The FCC's Paramount/Skydance Decision Aims To Reshape Broadcast Journalism by Bureaucratic Fiat

Chairman Brendan Carr thinks his agency should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced—a role precluded by ...

Paramount Global Co-CEO Chris McCarthy, Head of MTV Entertainment, to Exit After FCC Skydance Deal Approval

With the FCC having cleared the Skydance Media-Paramount merger and the deal set to close in a matter of weeks, Paramount ...

Paramount Shares Advance On Skydance Merger But Wall Street Cautious - Now "The Real Work Begins"

Shares of Paramount are set to open higher Friday after long-awaited FCC approval for its merger erased a big question mark ...