Hours after announcing the approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr touted the company’s commitment to “addressing bias & restoring fact-based reporting” at CBS News, among other things.

Federal government regulators approve an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance. Jerome Powell pushes back during Donald Trump’s visit to the Federal Reserve’s headquarters. And the woman behind the viral “Jet2 holiday” soundbite is surprised at its popularity.

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.

Fresh off a long-awaited government approval, Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) and Skydance Media have set Aug. 7 to close their planned merger. Late Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced its agreement with certain license transfers that amounted to Trump administration approval of Skydance's $8B Paramount buyout

Trump administration regulators have approved Skydance Media’s $8 billion bid to acquire CBS News parent company Paramount, paving the way for a tectonic shift in ownership of one of America’s three major networks.

Paramount agreed earlier this month to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over an edited 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.

Skydance got an immediate taste of the public relations headaches that come with the studio’s powerful, Trump-baiting talent.

Trump reached a $16 million settlement with Paramount after suing CBS News over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.