Democratic senators demand full FCC vote on Paramount-Skydance merger following Trump’s CBS settlement
A pair of democratic senator has urged the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to make a “full commission vote” in the proposed paramount-Skydance, because the first of the first eight-figure agreement with President Donald Trump reveals serious questions about the editorial independence of the CBS News.
The CBS and the parent company Paramount agreed to solve Trump’s “election intervention” case last week, and after the FCC approved the agreement, the long -term planned paramount and Skydance joined the ground for a picture of the merger. However, Trump critics detonated the settlement and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Masses. And you. I Ray Lujan, DN.M.
Market and Lujan, in relation to Paramount’s settlement on media independence and its meanings for media independence, President Donald Trump’s decision to decide the capital-Paramount-CBS-CBS, “We are writing about the union between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.”
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“Therefore, we insist that the FCC will carry out the merger examination, including a complete commission vote on any order to confirm the merger, with maximum transparency.” “The merger of Paramount-Skydance is unique in the folded history of the FCC, and the president of the residence actively sues a news organization looking for the FCC approval of a large media unification.”
Last year, Trump was looking for $ 20 billion in the case against the CBS for a “60 -minute” interview, and accused the election intervention network to make it look more jointly with the Vice President Kamala Harris until the 2024 competition.
Democratic MPs detonated the case as “unquestionable”, but “Paramount still agreed to solve this case for $ 16 million.” Paramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone reportedly forced the settlement of Trump’s FCC for opening a way for him to approve the profitable merger.
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“This settlement creates a shadow on the proposed paramount-saxing merger and reveals serious questions about the editorial independence of one of the country’s largest media organizations. The commission cannot turn this binding blind eye.”
“For this reason, in our May letter, we called on President Carr to vote for unification by the entire commission, instead of directing the authority of the media office to approve the authority.”
“The FCC owes a transparent, deliberate process to the public on such a high profile and controversial issue.”
FCC did not respond immediately to the request for comments.
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FOX News Digital has learned that the amount paid to Trump can reach $ 30 million, in addition to the payment of 16 million dollars for the future Presidential Library, in addition to the allocation of other eight figures left aside for advertisements, public service announcements or other similar transmission.
Paramount defended the settlement.
“Companies are generally sued to avoid high and slightly unpredictable legal defense costs, and offer a negative risk risk that may result in significant financial or reputation damage and a decision of companies in the uncertainty and distribution of companies in business operations that may cause long -term legal wars.”
