Why It Matters

Paramount Skydance Corp. expanded its lobbying footprint in quarter two of 2026, disclosing roughly $220,000 in combined spending across three registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA). The push comes as the company navigates entertainment, copyright, and technology policy following its merger.

By The Numbers

The company reported $120,000 with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, whose team includes 14 registered lobbyists working the account. Paramount Skydance also disclosed $60,000 with ACG Advocacy LLC, lobbying on copyright and competition policy alongside taxation policy. A third filing shows the company reported $40,000 with Innovative Policy PLLC, whose sole registered lobbyist, Matt Sandgren, worked issues spanning media and entertainment competition, the subscription streaming market, and artificial intelligence and copyright policy.

Broader Context

The filings arrive as Paramount Skydance faces continued scrutiny in Washington following the Federal Communications Commission's approval of the Skydance-Paramount merger. Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committee Democrats launched an investigation into the deal, raising questions about the company's conduct ahead of regulatory approval. Against that backdrop, the company's quarter two lobbying priorities, spanning copyright, streaming competition, and AI policy, track closely with the same entertainment and technology issues now drawing congressional attention.

Separately, Paramount's proposed $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has run into its own regulatory headwinds. A federal judge ordered the companies to pause that deal for at least two weeks after twelve states sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds. A hearing on the states' request for a preliminary injunction is scheduled for Aug. 3, though that date could shift.

The Bottom Line

Paramount Skydance's expanded lobbying spend across three firms points to a company settling into sustained engagement mode on Capitol Hill, positioning itself on copyright, competition, and technology policy as it works through the fallout of its merger and the scrutiny that has followed it.

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