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FCC Approves Foreign Ownership in Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The FCC has approved a request from Paramount Skydance to allow foreign ownership by Middle Eastern royal families in the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi are set to indirectly own nearly 50% of the merged entity, raising concerns about foreign influence over U.S. media. The decision has faced criticism from some FCC commissioners and state attorneys general amid ongoing antitrust challenges.
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The FCC has approved a request from Paramount Skydance to allow foreign ownership by Middle Eastern royal families in the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi are set to indirectly own nearly 50% of the merged entity, raising concerns about foreign influence over U.S. media. The decision has faced criticism from some FCC commissioners and state attorneys general amid ongoing antitrust challenges.
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