CNN Mood 'Like a Funeral' as Paramount Acquires Warner Bros

CNN, already jostled by a series of corporate turnovers, faces a hazy future after Paramount won its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

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westurner8 days ago

"FCC Signs Off on Middle East Investments in Paramount-Warner Bros Deal" (2026) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mid...

Selling US media to foreign ownership?

Who else does that?

EA, FIFA, Madden, WB, CNN, Liv Golf, gold leaf on the walls of the people's house

You ought to see the Saudi Kingdom Holding owning Apple, Disney, etc. https://kingdom.com.sa/homepage

westurner8 days ago

Do they hypocritically disallow foreign ownership of media in their country?

westurner8 days ago

Musk 2018 during a Trump administration: "Funding secured" [from SA]

westurner8 days ago

> gold leaf on the walls of the people's house

Here's a picture of that: "Fact-checking Trump’s plaques for past presidents at the White House ‘Walk of Fame’ | PBS News" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/fact-checking-trum...

What regional interior decorating style is that, with the gold in those shapes on the wall?

I thought Disney was going to buy out WB? I guess Paramount made a higher bid?

westurner8 days ago

What will be the new CNN?

Avicebron8 days ago

NNC, the Neural Network Channel