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Paramount Skydance Corp operates a media and entertainment portfolio that includes film and television production, streaming services, and cable networks. Its content strategy has historically relied on programming that sensationalizes violence and cruelty, which normalizes harm. This business model is central to its audience engagement and advertising revenue.
Specific content investigations have documented the use of animal cruelty and violent abuse as subject matter for entertainment. This material is presented not as documentary condemnation but as sensationalized content designed to attract viewership. The company’s editorial direction, particularly within its cable news divisions, has been criticized for dehumanizing rhetoric that serves as a product to draw eyeballs and increase ratings.
The evidence gathered from external monitors indicates a pattern where such content is a recurring feature, not an isolated incident. The company’s operations lack a publicly available, substantive policy prohibiting the exploitation of animal suffering or violent abuse as entertainment content across its production divisions.
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