Skydance and Paramount urge FCC to dismiss conservative group's petition on CBS News bias claims

Skydance Media and Paramount Global have asked the FCC to dismiss a petition from the Center for American Rights, which claims CBS News shows ideological bias and seeks conditions on their merger. The companies argue the petition lacks merit and raises constitutional issues. The Center's petition also raises concerns about potential foreign influence from Tencent Holdings, which has a minority stake in Skydance. Skydance and Paramount counter that these claims are unfounded and not specific to the merger. Additionally, the companies have responded to objections from LiveVideo.AI and Fuse Media regarding the merger process and competition concerns. They assert that these complaints are irrelevant to the FCC's review of the CBS station license transfer.