Joe Flint

Now, this can be also seen as a bit of a negotiating ploy.

But for now, they said they're going to explore these other options, keep marching forward with the split with an idea of completing it in the middle of 2026 at the latest.

fear fear is partially driving the consolidation there is so much uncertainty about where the audience is going and how best to capture that audience and advertisers and the people who run these big companies naturally feel that they need to be bigger to compete well paramount has not commented specifically about warner brothers or any potential acquisitions

David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount, did say the other week at an industry conference that any deals they did would be more about increasing their content, increasing their market share.

The more toys you have, the more you can bring people into your store.

That's basically the thinking.

Oh, thank you.

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

and now Trump.