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walthamstowlast Monday at 2:53 PM4 repliesview on HN

> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.”

"Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"


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michaelbuckbeelast Monday at 3:49 PM

(not a joke) I wonder to what extent the ability to produce a Rush Hour 4 will effect the deal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-reviv...

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JumpCrisscrosslast Monday at 3:41 PM

They’re both at least trying to play [1].

The wild move for Ellison would be to bid for one of Trump’s crypto projects if the shareholder vote looks like it could fail.

[1] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-w...

miohtamalast Monday at 3:52 PM

Trump dislikes Paramount, thought?

https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-paramount-60-minutes-davi...

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