‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair

FCC Chief Insists Donald Trump CBS Lawsuit Unrelated To Paramount-Skydance Review — “We Are Staying In Our Lane”

Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr insisted today that its review of the proposed merger of Paramount Global with Skydance is not connected to a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against CBS and 60 Minutes. “We are staying in our lane,” Carr told CNBC’s David Faber at the Milken Global Conference in LA. “There are […]

FCC Chief Brendan Carr Vows to ‘Constrain’ the Power of National Networks and Reform ‘Arcane Artificial Limits’ on TV Station Ownership

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has already got Hollywood in a lather over his aggressive pursuit of specious complaints involving the editorial content of “60 Minutes,” NPR, PBS and other major media platforms. He’s also pursuing probes of Disney and Comcast for what he has described as “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination” — actions that are widely seen as politically motivated and extending far beyond the commission’s regulatory reach. …

FCC commissioner calls CBS investigation ‘penalty’

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr doesn’t view his investigation into CBS as “a threat” to the broadcaster.

‘It’s Not a Threat, That’s a Penalty’: Pro-Trump FCC Chair Raises Prospect of Pulling CBS’s Broadcast License

Brendan Carr told CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Monday that pulling CBS’s broadcast license is a potential “penalty” – not just a “threat.”