David Folkenflik
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 19 Aug
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Apple News Today · Americans hate data centers. This state just banned new ones. · 15 Jul 2026
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It could also hurt the people who make movies or TV shows or other entertainment.
There'll be fewer employers to pitch their scripts to or to audition for or to offer to produce for.
And constricting that market with fewer players can force pay and compensation downward.
They say, we live in a new world.
We're not just competing against Warner Brothers.
We're not just competing against the other classic Hollywood players like Disney.
We're competing in a world where you have new players that are huge, like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple, some of the world's largest companies.
Two and a half years ago, the Ellisons didn't own much of Hollywood at all.
They had Skydance.
They were doing business with Tom Cruise and they were producing some hit films, but they didn't own a network.
Now they're trying to own 50-plus cable networks and CNN and CBS News and these major two historic studios that have been going to each other hammer and tongs for more than a century.
Disney swallowed up most of Fox's entertainment assets back in 2019 during President Trump's first term with his blessing.
They did that sort of looking at Netflix, Amazon, and Apple as well.
Fox, of course, it's worth pointing out, was owned by President Trump's ally, Rupert Murdoch, and all Trump cared about was that Murdoch would hold on to Fox News, which he did.
There's just an extraordinary political overtones to all of this.
California's Attorney General Rob Bonta said America has no kings in government or economy.
He talked about the notion of antitrust law being a check on oligarchs and a check on a president just sort of picking winners and losers in the economy.
Spain, for the second time in their history, will play in the FIFA World Cup final.
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