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The latest meeting comes after David Ellison spoke with the agency's chairman Brendan Carr about the pending $8 billion deal
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ripped comedian Stephen Colbert after his late-night show was abruptly canceled, claiming that the veteran TV host “clearly doesn’t have ‘it’ anymore.”
FCC is facing pressure from Democratic lawmakers for a transparent review of the Paramount-Skydance deal after President Trump's settlement raised questions about media independence.
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CBS said the cancellation wasn't related to "content or other matters happening at Paramount." Paramount controversially agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
In meeting with FCC officials, Skydance's David Ellison promised that CBS's "editorial decision-making reflects the varied ideological perspectives of American viewers."