Paramount Skydance shares fall after FCC clears 49.5% foreign ownership cap
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FCC approval to raise Paramount Skydance's foreign ownership cap to 49.5% removes a regulatory hurdle for the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery tie-up, but investors focused on dilution and governance optics, pushing shares down >3% late session amid a steep 1-year drawdown. While voting control remains with domestic holders, the news highlights capital-structure and execution risk, with potential spillovers to broader media equities via M&A and streaming competition dynamics.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved Paramount’s request to allow up to 49.5% foreign ownership, a move tied to its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount owns 28 television stations, requiring FCC approval to exceed the 25% foreign-ownership threshold. Shares fell more than 3% in the final minutes of Thursday trading, and the stock is down 43.87% over the past year.
