A r/MediaMergers user proposes that Warner Bros.

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        "author": "Equal_Analyst_5961",
        "excerpt": "Why do you people keep mentioning Sony in these conversations about an entity getting bought out? Sony group is more likely a buyer than a seller. Investors literally see them as an entertainment company and their consumer electronics divisions don’t contribute much to the company’s finances anymore. They even wanted to buy Paramount in 2024 and recently bought 80% of the Peanuts IP and also spent",
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        "author": "ConstructionRare4123",
        "excerpt": "A company can’t just go out and buy Paramount because they want it. You also sound EXTREMELY PICKY",
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        "author": "Livestreamguru",
        "excerpt": "I agree.",
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        "author": "OptimalConference359",
        "excerpt": "universal can't sell nbc to amazon mgm studios.",
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        "excerpt": "I felt Paramount would never sell CBS, but I felt they should be replaced by another person than Ellison, they should sell some cable networks too.\n\n Plus Paramount being sold off in parts would feel sad.",
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        "excerpt": "Ellison is barely become the new owner for paramount and so far every metric has improved.\n\n Just another anti MAGA post by Own_philosophy and OverPotato alt account to help with their copium.\n\n BTW, there are proofs surfacing that BONTA leaked the settlement talk on purpose to backstab the mandated settlement talk.\n\n HE IS TOAST.\n\n His career is pretty much over and the lawsuit now worthless.",
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      "[post] Who should buy them if the Warner merger is block? WARNER BROS. (Post-Discovery split)",
      "[post] This gives HBO Max a lot more content and Paramount will have an exclusive first-look streaming deal with HBO Max (meaning the HBO Max does become a Netflix killer without merging 2 majors)."
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