Overview

• Skydance pledged to abolish all DEI initiatives at Paramount, dismantling its Office of Global Inclusion and removing DEI language from public and internal materials.
• The July 23 letter commits to install a CBS News ombudsman for two years to receive and assess any complaints of bias or other concerns.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr imposed the conditions after dismantling the agency’s own DEI programs and launching probes into Disney and Comcast over diversity efforts.
• The merger remains under extended FCC review as regulators scrutinize the $16 million settlement with President Trump and lawmakers probe alleged ad-time promises tied to the 60 Minutes dispute.
• Ellison is exploring a deal to acquire Bari Weiss’s Free Press as part of a broader post-merger media strategy.