FCC Chairman Brendan Carr publicly threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting, stating ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’ and warning companies could ‘change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or …
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke Comcast’s broadcast license over NBC’s news coverage, tied merger approvals to pro-Trump settlements, and backed regulatory rules designed to boost conservative media outlets. Carr’s actions represent unprecedented weaponization of …
Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global closed after FCC approval with controversial conditions. The merger included commitments to hire a CBS ombudsman and explicit agreements about media representation, reflecting ongoing tensions in media regulation and political influence.
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Merger closed with company now trading as Paramount Skydance Corp. (PSKY), led by David Ellison; Paramount’s statement and wire coverage link closing to FCC’s July approval and contemporaneous settlement of high-profile lawsuit involving presidential speech
Trump signed executive order “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies” requiring independent agencies like FTC, SEC, and FCC to submit regulations for White House review, effectively ending 90 years of agency independence and bringing them under direct presidential control.
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Brendan Carr, who wrote Project 2025’s FCC chapter calling for “reining in Big Tech” and Section 230 reform to combat “tech censorship,” now chairs the FCC implementing his own recommendations. Immediately after appointment, announced plans to “dismantle the …
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While seeking federal approval of the T-Mobile–Sprint merger, T-Mobile executives sharply increased spending at Trump International Hotel in Washington—about $195,000 on rooms, meeting space, and services—according to company letters and reporting. The company said the stays did not affect the …
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The Bush administration’s FCC under Chairman Michael Powell enabled massive media consolidation benefiting Sinclair Broadcasting through deregulation of ownership rules. The 2003 FCC vote to increase the national ownership cap from 35% to 45% particularly benefited Sinclair due to the UHF …
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