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> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.” "Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this

> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.” "Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"

JumpCrisscross 11mo ago
They’re both at least trying to play [1]. The wild move for Ellison would be to bid for one of Trump’s crypto projects if the shareholder vote looks like it could fail. [1] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-wooed-trump-personally-ahead-of-warner-bid https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-w...
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michaelbuckbee 11mo ago
(not a joke) I wonder to what extent the ability to produce a Rush Hour 4 will effect the deal. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-revive-rush-hour-4-reports-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-reviv...
- jaredhallen 11mo ago
  Stranger than fiction.
- pwillia7 11mo ago
  I can't wait to see how Chris Tucker plays it
miohtama 11mo ago
Trump dislikes Paramount, thought? https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-david-ellison-1236641714/ https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-davi...
- jm4 11mo ago
  He did until they paid him off, fired people he doesn't like and his buddy bought it.
  - stopbulying 11mo ago
    Like Comcast (Philadelphia) acquired NBC/SNL in 2011? Wasn't there a former Comcast employee as CEO of "X" initially?
  - xfil 11mo ago
    Trump stated this today: > My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen.
    - jonny_eh 11mo ago
      Goes to show that paying bullies only buys temporary relief.
    - LunaSea 11mo ago
      Grandpa forgot that they paid him bribes but his handlers will quickly remind him of it.
- walthamstow 11mo ago
  Kushner is involved in the money for the Paramount bid

> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.” "Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"

JumpCrisscross 11mo ago

They’re both at least trying to play [1]. The wild move for Ellison would be to bid for one of Trump’s crypto projects if the shareholder vote looks like it could fail. [1] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-wooed-trump-personally-ahead-of-warner-bid https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-w...

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michaelbuckbee 11mo ago

(not a joke) I wonder to what extent the ability to produce a Rush Hour 4 will effect the deal. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-revive-rush-hour-4-reports-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-reviv...

jaredhallen 11mo ago
Stranger than fiction.
pwillia7 11mo ago
I can't wait to see how Chris Tucker plays it

miohtama 11mo ago

Trump dislikes Paramount, thought? https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-david-ellison-1236641714/ https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-davi...

jm4 11mo ago
He did until they paid him off, fired people he doesn't like and his buddy bought it.
- stopbulying 11mo ago
  Like Comcast (Philadelphia) acquired NBC/SNL in 2011? Wasn't there a former Comcast employee as CEO of "X" initially?
- xfil 11mo ago
  Trump stated this today: > My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen.
  - jonny_eh 11mo ago
    Goes to show that paying bullies only buys temporary relief.
  - LunaSea 11mo ago
    Grandpa forgot that they paid him bribes but his handlers will quickly remind him of it.
walthamstow 11mo ago
Kushner is involved in the money for the Paramount bid