The Warner Bros acquisition saga is coming to an end, with Netflix backing out and Paramount emerging victorious, supported by the Trump clan and the “new far-right Citizen Kane,” Larry Ellison. This deal between gigantic conglomerates hides crucial issues: hyper-concentration of media, control over imaginations production, new shareholder political agenda, etc. This story sheds light on the new forms of entertainment capitalism and a large-scale cultural battle.
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