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04/04/2025
Project Rise OK with Fairness Doctrine, Carr Defends CBS Proceeding
Project Rise outlined its vision for Paramount, which would include returning to the principles of the abolished Fairness Doctrine that mandated broadcast networks devote time to contrasting views on issues of public importance.
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03/24/2025
Finding the Line in Carr’s DEI Policy Divide
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has made it clear in recent days that he won’t support mergers of companies that he deems as being involved in “invidious” DEI practices. That confirmation has come through interviews and comments on his own X page.
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03/17/2025
Blumenthal Investigating FCC Over Enforcement actions
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to the Acting Bureau Chiefs of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and Media Bureau last week looking for information on what he called “unprecedented, intrusive investigations against media broadcasters.”
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03/07/2025
Busy Days for Paramount Global’s Lawyers
Paramount Global’s legal teams are staying busy as the company juggles a merger with Skydance and a lawsuit from President Donald Trump, but both could be nearing turning points—for better or worse.
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02/28/2025
Verizon DEI Investigation Reax
While many have thought a Republican administration will be more friendly to M&A, New Street Research’s Blair Levin is warning that transactions, particularly those needing FCC approval, should expect a “Trump Transaction tax.”
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02/26/2025
Paramount Global Ready For Future With Skydance
The CEO trio of George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins re-affirmed the Skydance deal as being set to close in 1H25.