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Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Connie Chung said the impending sale of Paramount and "60 Minutes" skirmish with Donald Trump represent "the end of CBS News" as she knew it, blaming Shari Redstone and the Ellisons for the demise of "unbiased,
Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr praised Skydance Media’s commitment to hire an ombudsman for CBS News after it completes its merger with Paramount Global. The commitment was outlined in a filing with the FCC this week.
Skydance Media offered olive branches to the Federal Communications Commission in order to secure approval for its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global, and those overtures achieved the desired result.