U.S. MEDIA POLICY & INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
After the Paramount–Skydance merger, Chair Brendan Carr's public praise for a newly conservative-aligned CBS marks more than a compliment — it is de facto regulatory approval of compliance. For Korean media and content companies, this is a structural signal demanding an immediate reassessment of risk, opportunity, and partnership strategy.
"Broadcast licenses mean the government has picked you as a winner and handed you a microphone. That microphone carries a public-interest obligation."— FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Semafor Conference, February 25, 2026
America's broadcast landscape is being rewritten — not gradually, but at speed. The regulator who controls license renewals and equal-time rules has publicly declared that CBS is "doing a great job." That declaration, delivered by FCC Chair Brendan Carr at the Semafor Conference on February 25, 2026, is the clearest sign yet that regulatory compliance and editorial alignment are now inseparable in U.S. over-the-air broadcasting.