Sunday, October 18, 2026

Multi-billion dollar deal and global media control

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David Ellison’s media company Skydance has completed a $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, bringing an enormous concentration of global news and entertainment under one roof.

Skydance now owns Paramount, Warner Bros, HBO, CBS, CNN, Nickelodeon and Discovery, alongside dozens of other media brands. It has also put major film franchises, streaming platforms and sporting rights under the same owner, reducing Hollywood’s five major studios to four.

Sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE also hold a significant stake. US Senator Cory Booker warned: “If you can control the news that people can see, you can control the opinions that people form”.

The Writers Guild sued to block the deal, but settled after Paramount agreed to protect CBS News jobs for five years and pay $17.5 million.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. Skydance = Skywalker???
    Another Masonic Luciderian Zionist take-over, framing itself as the only source of ‘truth’…
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PcMNlXOrU0o
    Ever wonder why we have 12 Step Programs???
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h3j6N-erTz0
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6RJsM3f_5k
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXww6hMLdQ
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwidU9CYwRo
    https://rumble.com/v41qetn-jordan-maxwell-admiralty-law-and-the-difference-between-liberty-and-freedom.html
    IF YOU HAVE VIEWED THE VIDEOS, THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE ONLY POLITICAL PARTY TO VOTE FOR IS THE NEW ZEALAND LOYAL PARTY!

  2. Personally I haven’t watched a movie since last century and threw away the TV over 25 years ago.
    Skydance will have zero impact or influence on my thoughts or attitudes – I won’t be watching or listening to their crap.

  3. Look, stop being resistant to control. Full obedience and full control is neccessary now. The small round-table of elitist masters is the sensible option to keep us all functioning as one. Join the collective and accept the new world order rule. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. Take your digital implants without query. Our round-table of masters must be allowed and encouraged to proceed with their plans. Full submission and obedience to the collective is the best option for us all. Thank you. Take your soon-to-be-mandated new improved injections when ordered to. Carry on… Next..

  4. The settlement’s promise to “protect CBS News jobs for five years” doesn’t say whether those reporters retain editorial freedom. A jobs guarantee could leave the concern about control over coverage unresolved.

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