The FCC voted 2-1, with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez dissenting. "After months of cowardly capitulation to this Administration, Paramount finally got what it wanted. Unfortunately, it is the American public who will ultimately pay the price for its actions,

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the deal between Skydance and Paramount, parent of the CBS network.

Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media was approved by the US Federal Communications Commission, which backed the deal after the Trump administration extracted concessions on the news and entertainment company’s political coverage and diversity practices.