US regulators on Thursday approved an $8 billion deal for Skydance to acquire Paramount Global after receiving assurances the merged company will follow Trump administration guidelines against programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
The clearance came with "written commitments" by Skydance to ensure the new company's news and entertainment programming "will embody a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum," according to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr.
