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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 3 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.417s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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walthamstow ◴[08 Dec 25 14:53 UTC] No.46192876[source]▶
> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.”

"Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"

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miohtama ◴[08 Dec 25 15:52 UTC] No.46193721[source]▶
Trump dislikes Paramount, thought?

https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-davi...

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jm4 ◴[08 Dec 25 15:59 UTC] No.46193823[source]▶
He did until they paid him off, fired people he doesn't like and his buddy bought it.
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1. xfil ◴[08 Dec 25 20:04 UTC] No.46196911[source]▶
Trump stated this today:

> My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen.

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2. jonny_eh ◴[08 Dec 25 21:42 UTC] No.46198045[source]▶
Goes to show that paying bullies only buys temporary relief.
3. LunaSea ◴[09 Dec 25 06:10 UTC] No.46201795[source]▶
Grandpa forgot that they paid him bribes but his handlers will quickly remind him of it.