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CBS Appoints Trump Ally Kenneth Weinstein as Network Ombudsman Following Merger Pressure

2025-09-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

CBS News appointed Kenneth Weinstein, a former Trump ambassador nominee and Hudson Institute conservative, as the network’s ombudsman following the Paramount-Skydance merger. The appointment came after Trump’s Justice Department and FCC applied regulatory pressure to the merger, and …

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Skydance-Paramount deal closes with contentious FCC regulatory conditions

2025-08-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

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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