Is Paramount trying to make the case against its own merger? If the Ellisons are already punishing news outlets, imagine if they own CNN and their buddy Trump calls in a favor.
This doesn't sound like a company that deserves even more power over the press.
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/paramount-pulls-ads-the-ankler-richard-rushfield-block-the-merger/
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