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Rodney Benson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
132 total appearances

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Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

That's a sale going through.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

That was basically a settlement, an accusation that CBS had been biased in its coverage of the Trump administration and that particular coverage and that they would probably have won that lawsuit.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

But they settled because they thought that's what they needed to do to get that through the regulatory process.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

Well, if it wasn't obvious before, it's even more obvious now.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

You know, there's two bidders for Warner Brothers.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

Netflix is currently favored.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

You know, they're buying it.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

You know, it's clearly a kind of business move.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

And they're buying the entertainment properties from Warner Brothers that would really make sense for them to have.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

Whereas the Ellisons are buying not only the entertainment properties, but also CNN.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

Who are the Ellisons?

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

The Ellisons are the, they're the largest shareholders of Paramount Skydance.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

Larry Ellison is one of the richest people in the world.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

He owns Oracle, a kind of software storage tech, large tech company.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

And David is his son, right?

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

And so they have become

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

close to President Trump, particularly Larry Ellison.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

And they're trying to expand their media imprint.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

They, you know, they're the ones behind this and they're the ones with the relationship with President Trump.

Marketplace All-in-One
What is media capture?

And President Trump has basically said that he is actually, if anything, more favorable to their offer.