Paramount Promises Meaningless CNN ‘Oversight Board’ To Try And Gain Merger Approval (techdirt.com)

It's always the same routine.Before each giant merger the companies promise that the new combined entity will deliver the sea, moon, and stars. We're told the consolidation will result in untold synergies, massive job growth, and incredible new innovation. Yet in a country too corrupt to have functional antitrust enforcement or working regulators, what we...

Paramount Promises Meaningless CNN ‘Oversight Board’ To Try And Gain Merger Approval It's always the same routine.Before each giant merger the companies promise that the new... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/14/paramount-promises-meaningless-cnn-oversight-board-to-try-and-gain-merger-approval/

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Tedd07 · 0 · 1d ago
Having an under rated businessman run things let businesses get the best deals instead of the consumers. This is why we’re here. To make companies profit.
Stephie · 0 · 1d ago
The news piece is only a fraction of the problem. We would only have 4 major entertainment groups should this merger happen... This kinda crap is probably why in the Star Trek universe humans stopped watching movies/tvs.
MiddlePillar · 1 · 1d ago
Ted Turner built an international news network. The Ellisons will turn it into another megaphone for the far right. It will be a sad, sad day for the industry and should be stopped at all costs.
Wednesday284 · 0 · 1d ago
No, leave CNN alone!