Skydance Media and Paramount Global Complete Merger, Creating Next Generation Media Company

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   Skydance Media and Paramount Global completed their merger on August 7, 2025, after the FCC decision under Trump-designated Chairman Brendan Carr; the combined company's portfolio included CBS and CBS News, and David Ellison became chair and chief executive.

   Completion announcement and portfolio, lines 20-42

   Paramount-Skydance merger closed after FCC approval · Merger completed

2. documented

   The August 7 closing transferred National Amusements and Paramount control from the Redstone family to the Skydance investor group after the Trump-era FCC approval; David Ellison became the combined company's chair and chief executive.

   Closing, new ownership, and David Ellison leadership

   Paramount-Skydance merger closed after FCC approval · Merger completed

3. documented

   After the Paramount-Skydance combination approved under Trump-designated FCC Chairman Brendan Carr closed, Paramount acquired The Free Press and made co-founder Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News, where Paramount said she would shape editorial priorities and report directly to chief executive David Ellison; The Free Press retained its own brand and operations.

   August 7, 2025 merger completion

   Paramount acquired The Free Press and installed its founder at CBS News · Acquisition completed; editorial appointment in effect