Skydance acquires Paramount, deal includes 60min reporting to Trump

📺 The Skydance x Paramount merger is officially a done deal.

With FCC approval in hand, David Ellison takes the reins—and Shari Redstone steps aside, ending a Hollywood dynasty.

Read more about what this means for the future of CBS and Paramount ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/HAYnH4Zhg6

— Los Angeles Magazine (@LAmag) July 26, 2025

-The FCC has officially allowed the $8 billion-plus transaction for Skydance/Paramount to merge.

-Chairman Brendan Carr declaring “Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly,” said Carr in a statement. “That is why I welcome Skydance’s commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network.”

-Part of the merger, and settlement Paramount had with the Trump admin is that now 60 minutes will now have a “bias monitor that reports directly to Trump”

Trump’s FCC chair stooge says @CBSNews @60Minutes will now have a “bias monitor that reports directly to Trump”🤔 as a condition of the Paramount/Skydance merger

Honestly why even bother at that point? Don’t we have enough regime propaganda networks already? pic.twitter.com/szfhLveMUP

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 26, 2025

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