Brian Stelter

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Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger - CNN

Business August 19, 2026

Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond. The states are scoffing at the idea. They dont have any legitimate claim. I mean, honestlyοΏ½...

State AGs finalizing antitrust lawsuit over Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger - CNN

Business July 10, 2026

Lawyers for several states are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit challenging Paramounts pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, including CNN, according to people involved in the legal process. οΏ½...

James Murdoch in talks to buy New York magazine and Vox podcasts for $300M or more - CNN

Business May 7, 2026

James Murdoch may be the next owner of New York magazine and Vox Medias podcast network. Murdochs investment company, Lupa Systems, is in talks to acquire the assets for $300 million or more, two peοΏ½...

Federal judge blocks politically fraught TV station merger - CNN

Business April 19, 2026

Nexstars politically charged acquisition of a rival TV station owner, Tegna, has been halted by a federal judge in California. Fridays court action throws Nexstars takeover plans into doubt and signοΏ½...

Jeff Bezos remains committed to Washington Post amid brutal layoffs, top editor says - cnn.com

Business February 6, 2026

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos remains committed to the publication, its top editor told CNN in an interview Wednesday, hours after the Post laid off hundreds of employees. He wants the Post to beοΏ½...

Trump enters Warner Bros. fight, says it’s β€˜imperative that CNN be sold’ - CNN

Business December 12, 2025

President Donald Trump inserted himself directly into the battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, saying, Its imperative that CNN be sold, while deriding the networks news coverageοΏ½...

Netflix becomes frontrunner in bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, sources say - CNN

Business December 6, 2025

Netflix has submitted the highest bid to date for Warner Bros. Discoverys studio and streaming assets, according to people familiar with the secretive bidding process. Netflixs most recent offer, suοΏ½...