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Paramount Wants Warner Bros. for MAGA Media. But Here’s to Netflix Playing White Knight

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
WBD weighing bids from Paramount, Comcast and Netflix

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… Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Comcast, Gavin Newsom, Larry Ellison, MAGA media, Netflix, Paramount, Trump, Warner Bros. Discover, WBD

KPop Demon Hunters and the Soft Power of Seoul

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
poster of KPop Demon Hunters animation

iPINIONS examines how South Korea’s soft power has gone global, even through animation. KPop Demon Hunters turns pop stardom into mythology, blending fantasy, feminism, and fandom in a way even Hollywood can’t match. Read it on my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/kpop-demon-hunters-and-the-soft-power Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: British Invasion, Cultural Influence, Global Pop Culture, KPop, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix, Seoul, soft power

Meghan Markle Is a Perjurer. She Does Stupid Human Tricks Too…

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 6:34 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Harry and Meghan interview with inset of their hagiography Finding Freedom

Donald Trump is a pathological liar. But no court has found that he’s a perjurer, yet. Meghan Markle is a pathological liar. But a court has now found that she’s a perjurer, too. Which means she trumps Trump as the most notorious liar in public life. Meghan Markle is a perjurer Meghan Markle apologised to the Court of Appeal… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Finding Freedom, Jemima Khan, Meghan Markle, Netflix, Prince Harry

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