[troutman]

One reason for the surrender might be that Paramount wants to clear the decks and calm things down with the Trump administration before the Federal Communications Commission rules on a proposed $8.4 billion media merger between Paramount and Skydance Media. Another reason could be that CBS just didn’t want to risk whatever skeletons might fall out of the closet should the lawsuit get to more formal proceedings.

CBS is crumbling before the nation’s eyes. A media brand that won’t stand on principle will always be suspect, even if big mergers eventually get approved.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...mp/ar-AA1IEKYf