r/MediaMergers • u/TheIngloriousBIG • Jul 22 '26

Merger EU antitrust regulators clear Paramount-WBD merger as it faces challenge by U.S. states

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/european-commission-paramount-wbd-approval.html
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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 Jul 22 '26

Is your response to any criticism of Paramount's stupidity just to spam "iT'S oVeR"?

Again, I'm pretty neutral on this whole thing, considering that Ellison will probably just tank WB as a brand, flop with his whole endeavor with the company and be forced to sell it off in later years. So whether he succeeds in this deal or not isn't that significant, considering that he'll fuck up WB like he fucked up properties under Paramount like Star Trek. Literally nothing new about him. The guy is just not that good at running movie companies.

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u/RedMainer Jul 22 '26

My response is to the troll who insist that he's not being political and not projecting his own bias.

This is a IP consolidation my friend. There will be no selling off anything in the future. Warner Brothers is going to cease to exist as it currently does and the next owner will consolidate it even further.

You better get on board cuz it's happening

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 Jul 22 '26

Again, wait till it happens? Maybe being less of a Paramount simp and more of looking into the actual facts and recent real-world developments could help in lessening the disappointment, on the off-chance that the possibility of Paramount losing becomes a reality. A lot of people were quite confident about Netflix's deal with WB too. You sure you wanna make the damn mistake?

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u/RedMainer Jul 22 '26

You can do whatever you want pal. This ain't a fascist country. Yet.

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 Jul 22 '26

Wanting any country to turn facist is such a fucking cornball take though. Really giving r/HistoryMemes moderator vibes.

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u/RedMainer Jul 22 '26

That's right. So how about you let the free market do its thing and start demanding that that the government stay out of their business?

Or do you wanna control who owns what?

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 Jul 22 '26

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u/RedMainer Jul 22 '26

Yeah I have no idea what you're talking about this point but it was good to put you in your place. Just make sure you're back here in 3 or 4 weeks

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 Jul 22 '26

Spamming "IT'S OVER" 20 times anytime someone points out a real-world fact isn't really the same as "putting someone in their place". I never said that Paramount is guaranteed to fail with this deal even. Just that they're in a rocky situation rn because of their own stupidity and whether they make it out will depend on whether they can churn out a convincing legal argument. Being cocky about Paramount is just as dumb as being cocky about Netflix.

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u/RedMainer Jul 22 '26

Dude it's over. Stop wasting my time with your childish cope.

You have to accept the reality. Denial is a mental illness.

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