Trump tried to strong-arm Warner Bros. Discovery into selling to Paramount (a company owned by his billionaire backers), while threatening regulatory hell for anyone who defied him.
iPINIONS called for Netflix to win this bidding war. It did, proving independence is still possible. But the MAGA push for media control is only getting started.
Read my full take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/paramount-wants-warner-bros-to-make
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