Longtime Paramount Global shareholder Mario Gabelli, who had agitated against iterations of the Skydance-Paramount merger deal, is stepping up his campaign for more transparency around the deal. Lawyers for Gabelli,

Gabelli requested the delay so that he could probe for “potential fiduciary and/or federal securities violations” against Paramount's minority shareholders.

Mario Gabelli still has not decided whether he'll mount a legal challenge to Skydance Media's merger with Paramount Global.

The FCC filing follows legal maneuvering from Mario Gabelli, the largest holder of nonvoting shares, seeking access to Paramount's books.

The letter comes after the GAMCO Investors Inc. chairman filed a books and records request seeking more specifics about the $8 billion merger deal