Claim 385

The FCC's sole Democratic commissioner objected to the concessions made to secure the merger's approval.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The FCC's sole Democratic commissioner objected to the concessions made to secure the merger's approval.
Field: status
Value: Commissioner Gomez dissents
About: incident 2025-fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-with-ombudsman-condition
Source: FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger
Publisher: CBS News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-07-24

Quotation from the source

I cannot support this order approving this transaction in light of the payout and other troubling concessions Paramount made to settle a baseless lawsuit.