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'60 Minutes' staff ready to move forward from Paramount-Trump settlement, but concerns carry on
Fox News Digital spoke with a "60 Minutes" producer about the current state of the long-running CBS News program and the concerns that remain as the Paramount-Skydance merger.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was asked to respond to criticisms of the Trump administration's intervention in the free press.
The FCC approved the $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media. The deal follows months of tension, including Paramount paying $16 million to President Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Harris.
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Mediaite on MSNFox News Correspondent Warns Colleagues Not to Celebrate Trump’s FCC for Targeting The View: Next Administration ‘Could Do the Same’ to Fox
A Fox correspondent delivered a warning to colleagues celebrating President Donald Trump's FCC for targeting The View: what goes around could well come around. The post Fox News Correspondent Warns Colleagues Not to Celebrate Trump’s FCC for Targeting The View: Next Administration ‘Could Do the Same’ to Fox first appeared on Mediaite.
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AlterNet on MSNTrump FCC’s approval of Paramount-Skydance merger 'reeks of the worst form of corruption'
The Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave formal approval to the $8 billion merger of CBS owner Paramount and the media firm Skydance, which won over the agency's Trump-appointed chairman with pledges to review CBS' content and appoint an ombudsman to evaluate claims of bias.
Hours after announcing the approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount, FCC chairman Brendan Carr touted the company’s commitment to “addressing bias & restoring fact-based reporting” at CBS News, among other things.
Recently, comedian Stephen Colbert—whose popular CBS Late Show will be canceled next May despite being No. 1 in the late-night talk show ratings, in what many view as censorship due to his jokes about Trump—pointedly mocked the settlement the first chance he got, AP News reported.
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Mediaite on MSNTrump’s FCC Chair Defends Pressure Campaign on Media Corporations: ‘Time for a Change’
Brendan Carr defended new Skydance-Paramount newsroom oversight, saying it's “time for a change” and aims to restore trust in media and unwind DEI policies.
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Daily Voice on MSNFCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Skydance Media's $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global, which critics have blasted as a move to appease President Donald Trump. The FCC cleared the deal in a 2-1 partisan vote on Thursday,
FCC Chair Brendan Carr discusses the Trump administration’s AI initiative, the tech race with China and more on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’