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More than a year after Skydance Media and its partners clinched a deal with Shari Redstone and Paramount Global to merge the companies, the FCC has yet to act on an application to approve the transfer of CBS licenses to the new ownership.
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David Rhodes, Sky News executive chairman and former CBS News head, is in talks to run CBS News again if the Skydance acquisition of the broadcaster's owner Paramount Global closes, digital news website Puck reported on Friday.
Skydance Media CEO David Ellison met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and other agency staffers this week to discuss the pending regulatory decision on the company’s merger with Paramount Global, where topics included news coverage.
Ellison "discussed Skydance’s commitment to unbiased journalism and its embrace of diverse viewpoints" in the meeting, as well as concerns about Tencent's stake in the company.
Skydance CEO David Ellison stressed his commitment to "American storytelling" during a meeting with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr earlier this week in which he discussed his company's pending $8 billion merger with Paramount.
The Writers Guild of America called on New York State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show"
Skydance Media Chief Executive Officer David Ellison met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Tuesday appealing to the regulatory chief to approve his film studio’s pending merger with Paramount Global.