Skydance has emphasized that the commitments are voluntary. Previously, Skydance and Paramount had argued against conditions imposed by the FCC to mandate benchmarks for viewpoint neutrality, saying that they would be “squarely foreclosed by the First Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.”

The Federal Communications Commission cleared the way Thursday for an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media.

With the FCC having cleared the Skydance Media-Paramount merger, Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy will leave the company, a company source confirmed to Variety.