🗞️ **Ars Technica**
**FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar**
📅 **2026-09-18** — *<![CDATA[Jon Brodkin]]>*
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/fcc-lets-paramount-sell-49-5-equity-stake-to-saudi-arabia-uae-and-qatar/
**FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar**
📅 **2026-09-18** — *<![CDATA[Jon Brodkin]]>*
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/fcc-lets-paramount-sell-49-5-equity-stake-to-saudi-arabia-uae-and-qatar/