Should all monopolies be split into different companies which would be given to the workers who would collectivize them?
One of these days and god it’s going to happen, but Disney will own everything. They’re just making it easier for them to do so.
Give it time.
Zany to the max
I’m so glad that I wasn’t the only one that recognized this from a bygone era in animation.
A consolidation of power in the media sector. Good for those who want to control narratives. Bad for the dissemination of opposing viewpoints, and thus bad for regular people. Same as it ever was.
I am 100% convinced that Ellison chased this deal specifically for control over CNN.
Now the Reich wing has control over most tv media outlets. All they need is to obtain MS Now and they’d have everything.
What does Marx think of corporate consolidation?
Considering he’s dead, probably not much.
I think we need to go back to the regulations in the 70’s where no company could own more than one type for an area. one newspaper, one radio station and one tv station.
What about the Fairness Doctrine?
With media and the public discourse in the state they’re in today, this would surely be impossible to enforce. Every viewpoint can be argued to have infinite counter viewpoints and people treat it like a sport. Maybe the people of 1949 were naive enough to reckon there were two sides to every argument, but implementing this today would be akin to outlawing any kind of controversial statement or discussion in the media. Perhaps the end of politics as we kn…
Ok I’m starting to come around
yeah although its kinda funny because despite that dying under reagan it sounds like they were pushing it with the colbert thing. another for me and not for thee.
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I think that mergers like this only ever benefit those who are responsible for taking the money out of the companies beforehand.
I believe that there has never been a merger of two near equally terrible companies that has ever benefited the consumers or the general public. It is almost always geared to getting a small number of investors paid.Terrible, it should never be allowed that companies can grow this large.
This is the Orbanization of media, in Hungary Orban gave broadcasting licenses to only those who supported him. Here in America instead of using licenses as the mechanism they’re just using money to do the same thing. America needs a serious discussion on trust busting to start breaking up big businesses. Be ready for CNN to become Fox News light.
Death to monopolies
BoJack Horseman should’ve had a happy ending in which BoJack gets his life back on track thanks to him living with Diane.
It’s the same thing Discovery did in the first place. This is the last moment of TV having value before the boomers are dead so Discovery merged with Warner to make a big ball of shit that Netflix would have to buy if they wanted Game of Thrones and Superman. Paramount doesn’t want to be left out so they’re adding all their shit to the ball and they’ll try to sell it to Netflix again in 2 years.
It will be a Paramount Discovery of new ways to make movies and TV suck.
I’m going to drop my HBO sub and hope others do the same. The right is buying all the truth-telling media and shareholders need to feel this one deeply.
Monopolies should be treated with a heavier hand than what they are in the US currently.
I don’t agree with just confiscating property without due process and I definitely don’t agree with using tax payer money to buy out the current owners just to give it to the workers.
This is a billionaire buying the good name of trusted companies so he can have a propaganda house that isn’t obviously such.
I think that the top tier actors that are making statements on social media or when accepting their awards should put their money where their mouth is and work with smaller independent companies that can make this an opportunity to grow.
