The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday he is pleased with commitments that Skydance has made to make serious changes at CBS under a proposed merger with Paramount , but said the agency has not made a decision on the tie-up.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday he was “pleased” with commitments from Skydance Media to reform CBS, as the agency nears a decision on the $8 billion Paramount merger. Skydance submitted a letter this week pledging to hire an ombudsman to address complaints of media bias and to present “a diversity of viewpoints” on CBS

"I was very pleased to see Skydance put in a filing that says, 'If this deal goes through, they are committing to serious changes at CBS. I think that would be a good thing," Carr told reporters on Thursday during a press conference following the agency's Open Commission meeting.