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Paramount's David Ellison says critics don't get his politics

Headline from The Brunswick News, on the newest of 2 developments

Paramount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: whether he can be trusted to control CNN. "I believe this fight is not really about market…

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  1. Ellison defends Paramount merger, argues he can 'be trusted as a steward of CNN’

    Headline from The Hill ·

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    Paramount's David Ellison says critics don't get his politics

    Headline from The Brunswick News ·

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  1. Variety

    David Ellison Says Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Is Over His Control of CNN, Claims He Will Not ‘Bend Newsrooms to My Views’ (opens Variety)

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    Paramount CEO David Ellison said he believes the antitrust litigation filed by 12 states and the Writers Guild of America isn’t about market share but about “whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN.

  2. Forbes

    David Ellison Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Scrutiny Is About ‘Whether I Can Be Trusted’ With CNN (opens Forbes)

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    Paramount Skydance said it would push back its merger until 2027.

  3. Deadline

    David Ellison Says CNN Is Root Cause Of Merger Battle, Vows To Play It “Down The Middle” (opens Deadline)

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    In a guest essay for The New York Times on Tuesday, Paramount CEO David Ellison says CNN is at the root of opposition to the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Concerns about market share are not the main driver of antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Gui…

  4. The Hill

    Ellison defends Paramount merger, argues he can 'be trusted as a steward of CNN’ (opens The Hill)

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    Media executive David Ellison is defending Paramount's bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery and defending himself against accusations of implementing political bias at his media properties. In an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday, Ellison said he "shouldn’t put a finger on the sc…

  5. Deadline

    Ari Emanuel Has A Plan To Quell Fears About “Larry Ellison Controlling CNN & CBS”; TKO CEO Follows David Ellison’s NYT Rebuke Of ParaBros Suit (opens Deadline)

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    California state Attorney General Rob Bonta is silent this morning over David Ellison’s insistence that contentious fate and future of CNN is really the focus of the multi-state lawsuit to stop the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Not so much Ari Emanuel.

  6. The Guardian

    David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control (opens The Guardian)

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    With his $111bn deal to acquire the cable network’s parent company stalled in the courts, Ellison took to courting the public Speaking out on the lawsuit against the massive merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Paramount CEO David Ellison said that the legal backlash ag…

  7. Insider

    Paramount's David Ellison seeks to distance himself from partisan politics after courting Trump (opens Insider)

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    David Ellison courted Trump when seeking approval for his WBD deal. He argues in a new op-ed that his politics are "just like most Americans."

  8. Washington Examiner

    Paramount CEO David Ellison says antitrust lawsuit is about CNN ownership, not market share (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison broke his silence on the antitrust litigation facing his company’s proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a New York Times guest essay published Tuesday, Ellison argued that legal pushback against the deal has been motivated by concerns over…

  9. Breitbart News

    Nolte: David Ellison’s Pledge that News Must ‘Be Based on Facts and Truth’ Should Terrify CNN (opens Breitbart News)

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    In an effort to get his Paramount-Warner Bros. merger approved, Paramount CEO David Ellison took to the far-left New York Times on Tuesday, hoping to ease the left’s mind about his intentions regarding CNN (which is part of Warner Bros.).

  10. Fox News

    David Ellison breaks silence on Paramount-WBD merger fight, CNN insiders don’t buy ‘lip service’ about network (opens Fox News)

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    Paramount CEO David Ellison says the real fight over his $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger is whether he can be trusted as a steward of CNN news.

  11. Local News 8

    Analysis: David Ellison says he won’t bend CNN to his views (opens Local News 8)

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    By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount CEO David Ellison says he believes the fight over his Warner Bros. Discovery takeover “is not really about market share” — it’s about CNN. In a remarkable Tuesday morning guest essay for The New York Times, Ellison seeks to convince readers that he will respec…

  12. New York Post

    Paramount-WBD merger criticism based on David Ellison’s politics, future of CNN, CEO writes (opens New York Post)

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    "I believe that anyone who oversees a news organization — I am chief executive of Paramount, which owns CBS — shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on matters involving his own company," Elllison wrote.

  13. The Brunswick News

    Paramount's David Ellison says critics don't get his politics (opens The Brunswick News)

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    Paramount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: whether he can be trusted to control CNN. "I believe this fight is not really about market…

  14. New York Post

    Paramount CEO David Ellison confident about closing Warner Bros. deal despite lawsuit: ‘We’ll win at trial’ (opens New York Post)

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    Paramount reported mixed second-quarter results, with higher streaming and studio revenue offsetting declines in television.

  15. Deadline

    David Ellison Says Paramount Is “Absolutely Open” To Settling WBD Antitrust Suit, But “We Will Win At Trial” (opens Deadline)

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    Paramount CEO David Ellison says he is “absolutely open” to settling an antitrust lawsuit against the company’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery but is also glad to proceed to a trial. Speaking for many during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, one Wall Street analyst asked what w…

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