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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Suggests That Skydance-Paramount Merger Review Is Far From Finished
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished, as the two companies have said that they expect to complete the deal by the summer. “At this point we haven’t made a lot of progress on any transaction at the agency,” Carr told reporters today. […]
Shortly after he became FCC chairman in January, Carr also revived a separate complaint filed by the conservative group Center for American Rights against the network over the 60 Minutes segment, claiming that it was a deceptive effort to boost Harris’ chances. Carr also defended the decision to open up a public comments period for the 60 Minutes complaint, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from media groups and Democratic commissioners as an effort to “weaponize” the FCC’s authority against news content it doesn’t like. Carr noted that the FCC under his Democratic predecessor, Jessica Rosenworcel, had moved to delay the renewal of a Fox station license in 2023 by designating a proceeding as “permit-but-disclose,” allowing for broader public input.
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