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Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount

Friday, September 18, 2026


The FCC announced it is waiving rules that limit foreign equity ownership to 25 percent and will allow sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to own 49.5 percent of Paramount. The decision was made under FCC Chair Brendan Carr's leadership. During Carr's tenure, the FCC has also issued orders to ABC regarding programming decisions.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/policy/997416/brendan-carr-fcc-foreign-governments-paramount

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