Skydance filed employment-policy commitments during FCC review
The FCC order treated the applicant's DEI-related statements as firm and definite transaction commitments.
Entities and roles
- Paramount Skydance Corporationpost-closing company covered by commitments
- Donald J. Trumppresident who designated FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
- Federal Communications Commissionregulator accepting transaction commitments
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpfiled employment-policy commitments with Trump's FCC chairParamount Skydance Corporation
- Donald J. Trumpaccepted applicant policy commitments in transfer recordFederal Communications Commission
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
In a July 22 filing to Trump-designated FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Skydance said it had no DEI programs and would not establish them at New Paramount, confirmed elimination of Paramount initiatives, and described changes covering leadership, training, sponsorships, suppliers, hiring, career development, and messaging; the FCC accepted the commitments as firm and definite.
- Federal Communications Commission: Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Paramount Global, FCC 25-43Paragraph 58 and footnotes 227-230, pages 26-27
- The White House: President Trump Designates Chairmen and Acting ChairmenJanuary 20, 2025 designation of Brendan Carr as FCC chairman