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Broadcast Ownership Regulation

The body of US law and FCC rules governing who may hold equity in companies licensed to broadcast over public airwaves, including caps on foreign ownership and the waiver process.

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FCC clears three Gulf sovereign funds to hold 49.5% of Paramount's equity

Paramount says the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar will take its indirect foreign ownership to 49.5 percent. The FCC approved that. The purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery still waits on a March antitrust trial.

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Builder 10%
Operator
Operator 48%
Investor
Investor 42%

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Evidence68
Adoption25
Hype gap+20
Incentives72
Confidence70