Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the $8 billion merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, claiming “significant changes,” are coming to the CBS owner.

Skydance’s general counsel, Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon, noted that the FCC, in evaluating Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011, found that an ombudsman was a “mechanism effective in preventing editorial bias in the operation of the NBC broadcast network.”

A fter finally getting approval from the Federal Communications Commission, Skydance Media is just weeks away from completing its $8-billion merger with Paramount Global, leading to sweeping changes for some of the most iconic media brands.

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Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue.

As Skydance looks to close its $8 billion merger with Paramount, the David Ellison-led studio has sent new letters to the FCC committing to the appointment of an ombudsman and the elimination of the media giant's diversity,

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr praised Skydance Media’s commitment to hire an ombudsman for CBS News after it completes its merger with Paramount Global. The commitment was outlined in a filing with the FCC this week.