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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird wrote in an op-ed for The Daily Wire that she is suing California for leading the charge in the lawsuit against the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger.“California is once again trying to be the country’s regulator. And once again California is defying common sense to raise costs around the country,” Bird wrote.Bird argues that “any Iowa family” would tell you the cost of streaming is too high and that there are “fewer quality shows” to choose from. She says these are symptoms of one company getting “too far in front,” and the competitors being “too small to...

Back in June, the Justice Department approved the Paramount deal to buy Warner Bros., a merger that would give David Ellison control over not just Warner Bros. but CNN and HBO Max, too. The merger is happening because Warner Bros. cannot stand on its own anymore, but the Left isn't happy about this. They think Ellison, who has worked with President Trump in the past, will allow some sort of weird MAGA influence over the network. Advertisement In July, 12 states moved to block the merger, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, citing concerns about a "reduction in competition" and...

Netflix’s attempt to acquire Warner Bros. has set off alarms about market power and cultural reach. But the real issue isn’t this potential merger, which Paramount is challenging. It’s the extent to which the industry has consolidated so dramatically that a small circle of companies now exercises unprecedented control over cultural production and distribution. Nearly everything Americans watch is shaped by a handful of firms that not only dominate the market but broadly share the same progressive ideological assumptions. Netflix is not the outlier. Consolidation is increasingly the industry model in media and entertainment.

Key Points Warner Bros. Discovery said it is open to a sale as it expands its strategic review. The company had planned to split into two separate entities and is not abandoning those plans. WBD said it’s received “unsolicited interest” from multiple parties. =============================================================== Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it’s expanding its strategic review of the business and is open to a sale, sending shares of the company 8% higher in premarket trading. Earlier this year, WBD announced plans to split into two separate entities, a streaming and studios business and a global networks business. It’s also been fielding takeout...