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Paramount, Skydance Fire Back at Critics of Pending Merger
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Paramount Global and Skydance Media responded to critics of their pending merger, saying in a regulatory filing that they fail to show they’ll be harmed by the deal, and instead make demands that threaten free speech rights.
The merger of Paramount, owner of CBS and MTV, with independent film producer Skydance Media had drawn criticism at the US Federal Communications Commission by LiveVideo.AI Corp., the Center for American Rights and Fuse Media. The FCC must approve deals involving the sale of broadcast TV stations.