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Friday's Court Hearing Could Shape CNN's Future
A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Friday morning on whether to temporarily halt Paramount's proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The hearing won't decide whether the merger ultimately goes through—but it could reveal how willing the courts are to slow one of the biggest media deals in decades.
In this episode, I explain why the merger has become about much more than Hollywood economics. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is now openly discussing CNN's future, new questions are being raised about Paramount's relationship with the FCC, and the fight increasingly touches…
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