Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat opened an inquiry into the agency's "apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by ...
The FCC's Show Trial Against CBS Is a Political Power Play
There is a name for what the FCC is doing in this proceeding: a show trial. When investigations become a performative exercise designed to further a political purpose, they forfeit any claim to ...
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Can the Free Press Be Saved?
When Disney announced yet another round of layoffs at ABC News last week, it came on the heels of a year in which almost ...
Paramount Deal Case Off Fast Track Over Project Rise Allegations
A court case with the potential to scuttle Paramount Global’s $8 billion sale to Skydance Media LLC came off the fast track ...
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An insider’s view to media during polarizing times
Speaking to two standing-room-only forums on the Brandeis campus last week, legendary former New York Times Executive Editor ...
Skydance rips rival Paramount bidder in court over alleged ‘fraud’ and ‘misrepresentation’ in $8.8B offer
Skydance is calling out a rival bidder for Paramount for allegedly attempting to derail the Hollywood studio’s merger with ...
Skydance Faults Project Rise’s Paramount Bid in FCC Letter
Skydance Media, the independent movie and TV studio that’s seeking to merge with Paramount Global, fired back at complaints ...
Skydance Media Slams Project Rise Partners’ ‘Belated’ and ‘Unserious’ $13.5 Billion Bid for Paramount
The David Ellison-owned studio has accused the investor group of "seeking to hijack" the FCC's review of its pending $8 ...
In Trump’s second term, Hollywood sweeps DEI efforts under the rug
Since President Trump retook office, entertainment and media companies have quickly moved to water down efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion both internally and in the content they ...
Latham's Revenue Jumps to $7B, PEP Tops $7M
The firm said it recorded double-digit growth in specific practices such as M&A, private equity, capital markets, complex ...
Latham's Revenue Surges to $7B, as PEP Eclipses $7M
The firm said it recorded double-digit growth in specific practices such as M&A, private equity, capital markets, complex ...
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CBS Asks FCC To Drop ‘News Distortion’ Probe of ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview, Even as Parent Company Seeks Settlement With Trump
Lawyers for CBS say the government has ‘no lawful role in policing the editorial decisions of broadcast news outlets.’ ...