The FCC approved the Skydance–Paramount deal with a condition that CBS feature a wider range of political viewpoints. Paramount then bought Bari Weiss’s Free Press and made her CBS News editor-in-chief. This shows regulators using merger consent terms to push ideological diversity inside newsrooms.
— It suggests government merger conditions can steer editorial composition, raising questions about press independence and offering a new tool to diversify media ecosystems.
BeauHD
2026.01.07
72% relevant
The Warner/Netflix vs. Paramount Skydance tussle is a live instance of how ownership outcomes from large media M&A determine which corporate actors control cultural platforms and editorial assets; regulators and merger reviewers who condition deals (the existing idea) would be the mechanism to shape downstream newsroom and content diversity depending on which bidder succeeds.
BeauHD
2025.10.07
100% relevant
The article links Weiss’s appointment to the FCC’s merger approval requirement for 'diversity of viewpoints' at CBS.
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