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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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feb012025 ◴[08 Dec 25 17:28 UTC] No.46195054[source]▶
The most concerning aspect for me is the obvious and conspicuously-timed consolidation of these companies under David Ellison. Within the past few months he's taken control of Paramount, CBS, The Free Press, and now he's working on Warner Bros.

From everything I've seen he's basically an ideologue, and has already re-structured CBS to align with his vision.

Just something that seems very out in the open yet kind of pushed off to the side.

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omnimus ◴[09 Dec 25 06:32 UTC] No.46201901[source]▶
Aren't all of the super rich ideologues? Ellisons father Larry for sure is. So is Ruppert Murdoch.

The only interesting thing about David Ellison is that his politics are different (slightly to the center) from his father. That's uncommon in those circles.

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1. feb012025 ◴[09 Dec 25 13:56 UTC] No.46204962[source]▶
Supporting Israel is a large motivating factor for David Ellison. Part of the reason Shari Redstone sold paramount in the first place ties back to frustration around CBS's Gaza coverage. It's no secret, and mainly what I was hinting at when I said he was an ideologue. Not that it's his only reason for the acquisitions however