The FCC has approved the merger between Paramount and Skydance. The pearl clutching and outrage are going to be fun to watch. Which will they be maddest about? The merger itself? Paramount losing the lawsuit brought by President Trump or the cancelling of the very unfunny Stephen Colbert show?

Paramount has definitely struggled over the last few years. CBS News has definitely biffed it on more than one occasion, such as anchors Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan with their definite bias during the JD Vance/Tim Walz debate. 60 Minutes has face planted on multiple occasions over the years – Rathergate for one and then the multiple missteps in the last year. Paramount’s brand has definitely cratered. 

Saving the brand has led Paramount to this merger with Skydance. One that the FCC approved yesterday. 

The pending merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media was formally approved by the Trump administration on Thursday, concluding months of regulatory uncertainty.

FCC commissioners voted 2-1 along party lines to give the $8 billion deal a green light. The approval means that Skydance CEO David Ellison can complete the deal and take control of Paramount in the coming weeks.

Paramount and Skydance had to agree to certain things in order to get this deal finalized. 

In a pair of letters filed Tuesday with the FCC, Skydance committed to a post-merger “comprehensive review of CBS,” including a promise to install an ombudsman to evaluate complaints of “bias or other concerns” at the news network and report their findings to the new Paramount’s president.

Skydance also committed to eliminating Paramount’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices at the entertainment giant once it takes over. The letters touted that Skydance does not and will not have any DEI programs in place.

Which is pretty interesting given that, as of this writing, Paramount’s history page is VERY DEI driven. It doesn’t mention All In The Family, but there’s a photo! Certainly doesn’t list the many many shows that made CBS/Paramount what it is today (M*A*S*H, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, WKRPP), but it’s history page happily touts all the history of diversity and equity, plus LGBTQXYZ! Heck, they can’t even just take a simple bow about Oscar winning Forest Gump, it’s just a little movie about mental and physical disabilities! 

Of course, the left has been absolutely aghast about Paramount’s loss in court, which led to another Trump win. 60 Minutes brought this upon themselves and Paramount. Yet not a one has learned their lesson, nor have others in the media. The Wall Street Journal is now in Trump’s crosshairs, and I don’t blame him given their report about Trump and Epstein (and I’m personally sick of the Epstein shit show), without any verification whatsoever. 

To add insult to injury, Stephen Colbert is getting canceled…ten months from now. Too bad, so sad! And all the left is rallying for him! 

Thousands of people have signed a petition blasting CBS’ decision to cancel ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert, a move that is earning the broadcaster and its parent company criticism and accusations of bending to political pressure from President Trump.

“CBS’s decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s show looks blatantly political,” the petition published online reads. “As Jon Stewart said Monday night — the cancelling of Colbert by CBS represents ‘the fear and pre-compliance that is gripping all of America’s institutions at this very moment, institutions that have chosen not to fight the vengeful and vindictive actions of’ the Trump White House. ‘This is not the moment to give in.’”

Remember when late night was funny and entertaining? Late night isn’t supposed to be about lectures and scolding. Colbert and others have forgotten that, which is why…in spite of signing the petition, the signers did NOT watch Colbert’s show this week!

The REAL reason he got canceled is because his show is LOSING money. He’s not funny, so people don’t watch. Therefore advertisers walk away. Colbert’s salary is $15 million a year, but the show is losing $40 million. His cancellation is totally due to logical math, not politics. 

sandra oh wishing a plague on cbs and paramount on steven colbert’s show she’s everything pic.twitter.com/Ss8ma1lq7K

— kaitlyn dever emmy campaign manager (@captnmarvl) July 22, 2025

Which comes first Sandra? The plague or the pox?? With Stephen’s current trajectory, it’s highly possibly Paramount will end up firing him before next May. 

This wasn’t politics, it was performance.

Colbert’s show lost $46 million. You don’t insult your boss before cashing your check. If I ran CBS, I’d fire him in four seconds. Let him sue. If you're not funny and you're bleeding money, you're gone pic.twitter.com/Yi9PX8SN5Z

— Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) July 23, 2025

Want to know why I say there is and will be more outrage over this merger? Because, as mentioned above, Skydance isn’t going to play the DEI woke game with the network. 

“Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately and fairly,” Mr. Carr said in the statement. “It is time for a change. That is why I welcome Skydance’s commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network.”

Yet some are claiming that this will erode press freedom. No, what you really mean is that you are mad your freedom to be as biased as possible is now taken away. 

The Paramount Skydance merger could be a good thing. Time will tell. What WILL be fun to watch is the outrage machine going into overdrive over this merger. 

Feature Photo Credit: Paramount studios water tower via iStock, cropped and modified