k310
2 months ago
The bidding for approval begins. Watch the crypto fly.
Trump raises potential concerns over $72B Netflix-Warner Bros deal
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terflumble
2 months ago
Concerned the palms he's greased with this data center bubble and a tiktok coupon won't get to control more media.
cratermoon
2 months ago
Concerned that Sarandos and Peters haven't sufficiently greased his palm?
bediger4000
2 months ago
The article clearly has Trump raising microeconomic concerns about increased monopoly power.
cratermoon
2 months ago
Who believes anything he says?
It appears that Trump's intent is to prefer a hostile buyout financed in part by Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners, along with financing from the Saudi and Qatari sovereign wealth funds and L'imad Holding Co, owned by Abu Dhabi. Nothing to see here.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/kushner-role-bid...
bdangubic
2 months ago
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thiht
2 months ago
> Paramount Skydance, which is headed by David Ellison, had previously tried to buy all of Warner Bros, including its cable networks.
> David Ellison's multi-billionaire father, Larry Ellison, is a close ally of Trump.
Small government, folks
ytpete
2 months ago
Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners is also involved in the bid, along with their partner the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund...
hereme888
2 months ago
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wredcoll
2 months ago
Good point, if there was one thing america was founded on, it was the idea that our leaders should be above criticism.