ProPublica's revelations on the FCC and Paramount-Warner Bros. deal

NPR | By Adrian Ma,

Daniel Ofman, Adam Raney

Published July 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM EDT

Reporting from ProPublica show that some FCC officials in charge of overseeing the multi-billion dollar deal for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Brothers Discover may have a conflict of interest.

Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

Daniel Ofman

Adam Raney

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