8億合併過關 傳媒自由爭議再起




美國監管機構批准派拉蒙與Skydance價值84億美元合併案

路透社報道,派拉蒙環球(Paramount Global)與Skydance Media合併案獲得美國監管機構批准,為這宗價值84億美元的交易掃清障礙。這宗合併案在特朗普總統時代引發了關於新聞自由的爭議,最終促成了此次交易。

合併完成後,CBS廣播電視網、派拉蒙影業和尼克兒童頻道等知名娛樂品牌將由科技富豪大衛·埃利森(David Ellison)掌控。

本月,派拉蒙以1600萬美元和解特朗普針對公司及CBS新聞提起的訴訟,該訴訟引發外界質疑派拉蒙是否以金錢換取合併批准。

美國聯邦通訊委員會(FCC)以2比1的黨派投票通過了該交易,允許CBS電視台的所有權轉移。由共和黨特朗普任命的FCC主席布倫丹·卡爾(Brendan Carr)表示,接手方已承諾將堅持公正無私的新聞報道。

民主黨委員安娜·戈麥斯(Anna Gomez)投反對票,指責派拉蒙「膽怯地向特朗普政府投降」,並指FCC對新聞室決策施加了「前所未有的控制」。

特朗普曾多次抨擊多家新聞機構,指責其報道偏向自由派和「假新聞」。派拉蒙為了結束特朗普針對CBS《60分鐘》節目對其民主黨對手賀錦麗(Kamala Harris)採訪的剪輯提起的訴訟而付款。特朗普認為剪輯意在抹黑賀錦麗,但憲法第一修正案律師則認為該訴訟毫無根據。

卡爾強調,FCC對合併案的審查與訴訟無關。

麻薩諸塞州參議員愛德華·馬基(Edward Markey)和新墨西哥州參議員本·雷·盧杭(Ben Ray Luján)則稱此次合併「充斥著最嚴重的腐敗」,指責派拉蒙的和解行為不當。

FCC獲得Skydance承諾,將任命申訴專員處理有關CBS的編輯偏見或其他問題的投訴。Skydance亦表示不會推行特朗普認為具歧視性的多元化、公平及包容(DEI)計劃。

卡爾表示:「這些承諾若能落實,將使CBS能夠以公共利益為本運作。」他同時讚揚FCC在消除DEI歧視方面邁出重要一步。

著名脫口秀主持人史蒂芬·科爾伯特曾稱派拉蒙的和解是「一筆大賄賂」,其節目數日後被取消,派拉蒙則稱是出於財務考慮,與政治無關。

這標誌著已故媒體大亨蘇姆納·雷德斯通(Sumner Redstone)家族時代的結束。雷德斯通將家族的汽車影院連鎖轉型為涵蓋廣播、有線電視、電影、電台及出版的媒體帝國。其女兒莎莉·雷德斯通2019年成為派拉蒙主席,當時她希望令公司更具競爭力,應對全球娛樂巨頭的挑戰。惟派拉蒙近年市值大幅下跌,反映其在流媒體變革中的掙扎。

此次合併案經過超過250天審查,遠長於FCC目標的180天期限。

Skydance CEO大衛·埃利森是甲骨文創辦人拉里·埃利森(Larry Ellison)之子,他將出任新派拉蒙的董事長兼CEO。前康卡斯特旗下NBCUniversal CEO傑夫·謝爾(Jeff Shell)將出任新公司總裁。

知情人士透露,派拉蒙現任三位CEO之一克里斯·麥卡錫(Chris McCarthy)將於合併完成後離職。

派拉蒙股價在盤後交易中上升約1.4%,報13.45美元。

評論與分析:

這宗合併案不僅是娛樂產業資本重組的典範,更折射出美國當前政治與媒體環境的緊張關係。派拉蒙與特朗普的和解行動,無疑引發了對企業是否以妥協媒體獨立性換取商業利益的質疑。FCC在審查過程中接受了Skydance關於新聞公正和不推行DEI政策的承諾,顯示監管層在政治壓力與媒體自由之間做出微妙平衡。

然而,這種「妥協」是否會成為美國媒體業未來的新常態?尤其是在政治分歧日益加劇的時代,企業和監管機構在維護新聞自由與應對政治現實中如何保持透明和公正,值得持續關注。

此外,Skydance和派拉蒙的合併代表了傳統娛樂巨頭對抗流媒體革命的策略調整。隨著流媒體巨頭如Netflix和Disney+的崛起,傳統媒體巨頭必須透過規模整合和資源重組來維持競爭力。大衛·埃利森的科技背景或許能為派拉蒙帶來創新思維,但如何在保護新聞自由與商業利益間找到平衡,將是他面臨的重大挑戰。

總括而言,這宗交易不僅是商業故事,更是一面鏡子,反映出美國媒體、政治與監管機構之間複雜且動盪的關係,值得媒體業界和公眾持續關注。

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