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bmichaelh

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3. Funded in part by Middle Eastern Wealth Funds and Kushner

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:32 AM

Dec 8

This hostile bid is funded in part by:

A filing suggests that Paramount’s tender offer is also supported by financing from sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, as well as from Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-launches-hostile-bid-for-warner-bros-1236444601

If successful, they will do the same to CNN what they did to CBS.

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Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 8 OP

After watching the local CBS................these conglomerates need to be broken up.........November can not get here turbinetree Dec 8 #1

Fuck these toxic mediaglopolies! Clouds Passing Dec 8 #2

Seriously, they're killing this country. Initech Dec 8 #7

Funded in part by Middle Eastern Wealth Funds and Kushner bmichaelh Dec 8 #3

Wow! mahina Dec 8 #5

Their goal is to destroy any media that doesn't directly kiss his ass and support fascism. Initech Dec 8 #8

All corporate mergers are bad LostOne4Ever Dec 8 #4

This is fucking scary AF. Fuck Skydance to hell. Initech Dec 8 #6

We need to root for Netflix flamingdem Dec 8 #9