The Federal Communications Commission approved Skydance Entertainment’s merger with Paramount Global on Thursday, clearing the way for the more than $8 billion deal to close and ending a multiyear saga with enough plot twists for a soap opera.

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

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The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media

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Employees of Paramount Global have been through the wringer over the last year and a half. And the uncertainty hanging over their heads is far from over. After M&A talks with Skydance Media that started in late 2023 whipped back and forth,