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Brendan Carr says people must keep in mind "a broader dynamic" regarding the cancellation of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"
The FCC, led by Brendan Carr, said that it approved the transfer of the company's broadcast licenses to Skydance and David Ellison.
Brendan Carr discussed media course correction following Colbert's show cancellation and criticizes partisan content, highlighting Skydance's CBS News plans.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr weighed in on ABC’s The View, after the Trump White House chided co-host Joy Behar for her biting criticism of the president this week. Appearing on Fox News on Thursday morning,
FCC chairman Brendan Carr hinted it is "entirely possible" the long-running ABC show has some "issues" worth looking into.
Fox News host Bill Hemmer asked a very direct question to the chair of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday morning—and Brendan Carr gave a very indirect answer. “Did President Trump have anything to do with the cancellation of Colbert’s show?
The sole Democrat on the FCC delivered a blistering statement on the FCC’s approval of the Skydance-Paramount merger, saying that the companies bowed to pressure from the Trump administration to secure the deal.
Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.
Brendan Carr told Fox News that networks will "run into issues like [Stephen] Colbert" if they don't check bias and continue to "run a partisan circus."