US EditionHouse Dems Turn Heat up on Paramount over Skydance Merger
House Democrats demand full disclosure on merger, $16 million Trump settlement, and FCC dealings amid concerns about anti-bribery compliance and editorial changes at CBS.
- On Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Frank Pallone pressed Paramount Skydance after an "inadequate and incomplete" reply about the FCC-approved $8 billion merger.
- Seeking documentary evidence, the August 20 inquiry requested the settlement and internal merger records from Paramount, including the $36 Million Trump settlement and communications with Skydance, Trump, and the FCC.
- Paramount's corporate reply addressed only one item while leaving most requests unanswered; CEO David Ellison said communications were only "routine and customary interactions," and an attorney responded nine days after the August 20 letter but lawmakers remained unsatisfied.
- They have set a Nov. 26 deadline for complete responses and warned David Ellison, Paramount Skydance CEO, that the reply lacked good-faith cooperation and did not specify follow-up actions.
- Appointments and organizational changes at CBS have sharpened scrutiny from lawmakers, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others press anti-bribery concerns amid 2,000 layoffs and the hiring of Kenneth Weinstein, Bari Weiss, and acquisition of The Free Press.
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Lawmakers accuse Paramount CEO of evading probe of Skydance Media merger
The virtual reality-augmented reality news set at WBBM-TV in Chicago. (Photo courtesy CBS News & Stations/Paramount Global) Two Congressmen have accused Paramount CEO David Ellison of sidestepping their questions into whether certain agreements made with President Donald Trump and members of his administration were forged to help secure approval for its multi-billion dollar merger with Skydance Media. In a letter sent to Ellison on Wednesday, Re…
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UpstractHouse Dems ramp up scrutiny of Paramount-Skydance merger
Two House Democrats followed up with the newly merged entertainment company Paramount Skydance on Wednesday after receiving an “inadequate and incomplete” response to their initial inquiry about the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the $8 billion merger. Over the summer, Skydance joined Paramount after the latter settled a lawsuit with President Donald Trump for $16 million over last fall’s 60 Minutes controversy involving decepti…
House Democrats Press Paramount-Skydance To “Fully Comply” With Their Merger Investigation, Call Responses “Inadequate And Incomplete”
Two House Democrats who have been investigating the Skydance-Paramount merger are once again pressing CEO David Ellison to answer a series of questions about the transaction, including whether there was a “side deal” with Donald Trump as CBS settled the president’s lawsuit against the network. The letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the top Democrats on the H…
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