FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a "bias monitor" who reports directly to the president of Paramount.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was asked to respond to criticisms of the Trump administration's intervention in the free press.

The merger has faced scrutiny for what critics view as capitulations to Donald Trump, including a $16m settlement.

Recently, comedian Stephen Colbert—whose popular CBS Late Show will be cancelled next May despite being No. 1, in what many view as censorship due to his jokes about Trump—pointedly mocked the settlement the first chance he got, AP News reported.

A $20 million PSA deal for the Trump administration is reportedly now part of the Skydance-Paramount merger story. The cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is also adding to the upheaval, as is the potential overhaul of leadership at CBS News. Kim Masters and Matt Belloni unpack the latest updates to the enduring saga.

As a real-estate mogul, Trump long ago perfected the art of imposing his will through aggressive — and expensive — legal maneuvering. But no one else has ever really used it as president.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump and the Federal Communications Commission have vowed to force American broadcast media outlets to make significant changes. CBS may be just the beginning.

Hours after CBS-owner Paramount announced a "South Park" deal, the show's creators showed they're not afraid to bite the hand that feeds them.

Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran predicted the end of independent news media under Trump, and compared his actions toward media to authoritarian regimes.