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The Paramount-Skydance merger, worth $8 billion, has been approved the FCC
The $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media won approval from U.S. regulators on Thursday, clearing the way for a…
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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 acquisition…
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Bowen Yang Proposes ‘SNL’ Cast Should Be Able to Say ‘S—‘ and ‘F—‘ On Air ‘If We’re Dismantling the FCC Because of Trump’
Bowen Yang wants to add two more words to his “Saturday Night Live” scripts. “We should be able to say at least five ‘shits’ and five…
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Takes Aim at Comcast Over Coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr took aim at CNN and MSNBC, deeming their coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation “news distortion.” On…
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Trump Says He’s ‘Honored’ to Be Suing ‘60 Minutes’ and CBS in Latest Truth Social Rant, Urges FCC to ‘Impose Maximum Fines and Punishment’
President Donald Trump has once again slammed “60 Minutes” and CBS in a rant on Truth Social amid his $20 billion lawsuit over the news…
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Sounds Alarm Over Trump Administration’s ‘Absolute Pattern of Censorship and Control’
FCC commissioner Anna M. Gomez warned broadcasters of her grave concerns over what she sees as a “disturbing” pattern of efforts by the…
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FCC Chairman Opens Probe Into Disney and ABC DEI Practices: ‘Iconic’ Company ‘Recently Went All-In on DEI’
FCC chair Brendan Carr, after publicly musing that he might go after Disney over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, made it…
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Contributor: The Trump administration schooled Europe on free speech. Why ignore the lesson at home?
Vice President JD Vance’s wise words to Europe about U.S. commitments to free speech are on a collision course with some of what’s…
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FCC Chief Brendan Carr Says Trump ‘Has Been Right’ on Media Bias Claims Amid CBS Probe; Anna Gomez Decries ‘Chilling Effect’ and ‘Weaponization’ of Agency
The Federal Communications Commission has broken with decades of precedent for the independent regulatory agency by charging into the…
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Federal court decision won't change California net neutrality law
Despite the dismantling of the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to regulate broadband internet service, state laws in…
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FCC's net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration
A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Biden’s Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency’s…
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Trump Picks FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr To Lead the Agency
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday his selection of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr to serve…