Netflix’s pending mega-deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is getting a lot of pushback in and outside of Hollywood, with a number of critics and experts saying that it could reshape or harm the entertainment industry in myriad ways. And the fight is far from over: Paramount Skydance is attempting a hostile takeover of WBD to block the deal. The war for Warners also has some pretty serious political implications, considering all the antitrust concerns, and because President Trump says he expects to be involved and both sides are vying for his favor. That includes Paramount’s Larry and David Ellison, longtime Trump allies and who have already lined up Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners as one of their financial backers. How much regulation any deal is ultimately subject to and how mu
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