I don’t know how much I’d trust Larry Ellison and Paramount, but word is that if Paramount is successful in acquiring Warner Brothers (which owns CNN), then all there main hacks will be fired, including hacks like Anderson Cooper, Kaitlin Collins, Erin Burnett and so forth. So many hacks, such a small propaganda network.
Paramount boss David Ellison is believed to have assured Trump officials that if the government approves the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), he would overhaul the President’s media arch-nemesis, CNN.
Netflix announced last Friday that it reached a deal to acquire Warner and HBO properties for $72 billion, but Paramount immediately launched a hostile counterbid, taking its case directly to shareholders.
The Netflix-WBD merger is facing a stiff challenge from Paramount, whose majority shareholder is billionaire Trump ally, Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
On Monday, Paramount made its move, offering $77.9 billion in all-cash and urging Warner shareholders to reject the Netflix deal.
During a recent visit to Washington, DC, Ellison’s son David told Trump’s team that he would impose sweeping changes at CNN if he purchased its parent company WBD, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
Larry discussed firing hosts such as Erin Burnett and Brianna Keilar – figures Trump dislikes – during talks with White House officials last month, The Guardian reported.