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I hope Netflix burys Paramount. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 7 hrs ago OP
Not me, I hope Paramount gets Warner Bros...I pay for Paramount+ for all the new & old Star Trek EX500rider 7 hrs ago #1
They can't win a fair bidding war and need TSF to put his thumb on the scale. DemocratSinceBirth 7 hrs ago #2
Didn't they bid more then Netflix's? EX500rider 7 hrs ago #3
Ted Sarandos was at the White House today and left disappointed. DemocratSinceBirth 7 hrs ago #9
Sheesh. Who cares if 90% of the media is controlled by 1 super right wing company... Wiz Imp 7 hrs ago #5
I get my news from the BBC and more content is appreciated when you have limited entertainment funds EX500rider 7 hrs ago #10
Wow. Since you get your news fom the BBC, who cares that 1 person owns 90% of the media in the US Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #20
D AK Grizz 6 hrs ago #33
After today's episode of Academy, I'm ready to throw it all out. Intractable 7 hrs ago #7
Starfleet Academy Eps 6 was some of the best Star Trek IMO ymmv EX500rider 7 hrs ago #13
Episode 6 was great. Episode 8 is a boring space opera for teanagers. Intractable 7 hrs ago #14
haven't seen it yet, save it for fri night, if Tilly is back I will love it...but I liked Discovery EX500rider 7 hrs ago #16
I disliked the latter three years of Discovery. They were pretty good up until the move to the future. Intractable 7 hrs ago #17
Loved her as "Captain Killy" lol EX500rider 6 hrs ago #19
Yes. Cap't Killy was fun. But, in general, there were too many trips to the negative universe. Intractable 6 hrs ago #22
Voyager had a fair amount of opera...but I liked ST:V also..and Picard! EX500rider 7 hrs ago #18
Picard season 2 scraped the bottom. Intractable 6 hrs ago #23
You support Bari Weiss and David Ellison BeyondGeography 5 hrs ago #35
They're the assholes who killed Colbert... lame54 5 hrs ago #36
David Ellison can go shove his precious billions where it doesn't shine. Initech 7 hrs ago #4
This is a bad outcome newdeal2 7 hrs ago #6
Then I can watch Star Trek(s)......................... Lovie777 7 hrs ago #8
I'd rather see Star Trek go to Netflix than be on Paramount. For sure! Intractable 7 hrs ago #11
Yes. By all means. Less competition is always great for the consumer. Right? PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #12
How is HBO and CNN in the hands of Trump's BFF an improvement? DemocratSinceBirth 7 hrs ago #15
Because you'll get Star Trek! Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #21
I suspect HBO viewers skew left. DemocratSinceBirth 6 hrs ago #25
Regardless of the politics, 1 person controlling so much of the US media would be a disaster Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #26
Netflix won't have to do anything. hunter 6 hrs ago #24
What happens to CNN? DemocratSinceBirth 6 hrs ago #27
What happened to AOL? hunter 6 hrs ago #30
Yea, but Wildcards tv show from Canada............ Lovie777 6 hrs ago #29
Me too Bettie 6 hrs ago #28
Nero, nice fiddle playing OC375 6 hrs ago #31
Or, AK Grizz 6 hrs ago #34
Some giant corporations are more toxic than others. hunter 5 hrs ago #37
Yes, apparently being owned by primarily Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc makes Neflix OK!! lol EX500rider 4 hrs ago #38
401k Winner By Default OC375 4 hrs ago #40
Yup Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #32
Not happening iemanja 4 hrs ago #39
They will compete and Netflix will win. DemocratSinceBirth 2 hrs ago #41
Netflix already withdrew iemanja 2 hrs ago #42

EX500rider

(12,317 posts)
1. Not me, I hope Paramount gets Warner Bros...I pay for Paramount+ for all the new & old Star Trek
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:23 PM
7 hrs ago

Warner would add a bunch of good movies too

EX500rider

(12,317 posts)
3. Didn't they bid more then Netflix's?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:32 PM
7 hrs ago
As of February 26, 2026, the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) board deemed a new $111 billion all-cash offer from Paramount (specifically Paramount-Skydance) as "superior" to the previous deal with Netflix.
Paramount's bid is valued at $31 per share for the entire company, surpassing Netflix's earlier $83 billion offer for select assets.

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,765 posts)
9. Ted Sarandos was at the White House today and left disappointed.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:43 PM
7 hrs ago

Trump wanted him to fire Susan Rice if he wanted the deal to go forward.

Wiz Imp

(9,618 posts)
5. Sheesh. Who cares if 90% of the media is controlled by 1 super right wing company...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:38 PM
7 hrs ago

"I'll get Star Trek and more movies out of it."

EX500rider

(12,317 posts)
10. I get my news from the BBC and more content is appreciated when you have limited entertainment funds
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:43 PM
7 hrs ago

I also use Reuters & Deutsche Welle, don't think they are in danger of being bought out.

Wiz Imp

(9,618 posts)
20. Wow. Since you get your news fom the BBC, who cares that 1 person owns 90% of the media in the US
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:57 PM
6 hrs ago

You're amazing. If you can't see what a disaster for democracy in the US this would be, then I don't know what you're even doing on DU.

Intractable

(1,886 posts)
7. After today's episode of Academy, I'm ready to throw it all out.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:42 PM
7 hrs ago

What a suck fest!

Whose idea was it to have them sing and dance on Strange New Worlds?

I watched ST:IV for the first time in twenty years. The picture quality on Paramount can be quite poor.

My Paramount subscription ends in two days. It wil not be renewed for a long time.

Intractable

(1,886 posts)
14. Episode 6 was great. Episode 8 is a boring space opera for teanagers.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:50 PM
7 hrs ago

I'm not sticking it out for eps 9 and 10. I'll catch them next year.

When Paramount makes the remaining 16 episodes of SNW, then I'll resubscribe, and then I can be disappointed with that.

EX500rider

(12,317 posts)
16. haven't seen it yet, save it for fri night, if Tilly is back I will love it...but I liked Discovery
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:52 PM
7 hrs ago

Intractable

(1,886 posts)
17. I disliked the latter three years of Discovery. They were pretty good up until the move to the future.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:54 PM
7 hrs ago

You'll get your time with Tilly. Did nothing for me.

Intractable

(1,886 posts)
22. Yes. Cap't Killy was fun. But, in general, there were too many trips to the negative universe.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:02 PM
6 hrs ago

It was never my favorite plot device. I didn't like it DS9.

In general, I find most episodes where the actors play alternative versions of their characters to be just silly.

Intractable

(1,886 posts)
23. Picard season 2 scraped the bottom.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:04 PM
6 hrs ago

Season 3 was unexpectedly great!

I didn't hate ST:V like a lot of other people did.

BeyondGeography

(40,988 posts)
35. You support Bari Weiss and David Ellison
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:23 PM
5 hrs ago

so you can watch Star Trek?

Walk with pride, friend.

lame54

(39,436 posts)
36. They're the assholes who killed Colbert...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:38 PM
5 hrs ago

On Trump's orders
Censorship cowards
Now they will be stronger than ever

Lovie777

(22,526 posts)
8. Then I can watch Star Trek(s).........................
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:42 PM
7 hrs ago

at this point I refuse since it was bought out by the evil ones.

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,765 posts)
15. How is HBO and CNN in the hands of Trump's BFF an improvement?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:51 PM
7 hrs ago

Look what he did to 60 Minutes and the CBS Nightly News.

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,765 posts)
25. I suspect HBO viewers skew left.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:05 PM
6 hrs ago

If Ellison does to it what he's doing to the CBS News division he'll lose a lot of subscribers.

Wiz Imp

(9,618 posts)
26. Regardless of the politics, 1 person controlling so much of the US media would be a disaster
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:07 PM
6 hrs ago

hunter

(40,559 posts)
24. Netflix won't have to do anything.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:04 PM
6 hrs ago

Ellison and Company will suck the life and money out of Warner Bros., cut up the corpse with a chain saw, and flush the remains down the toilet.

I'm glad I don't work for Warner Bros.

Lovie777

(22,526 posts)
29. Yea, but Wildcards tv show from Canada............
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:15 PM
6 hrs ago

ugh. Love anything Star Trek, but no re Paramount...............

WB, CNN is a backfire, both ratings suck.

There are other alternatives.

Oh WB will do a lot of spots event programs.

OC375

(627 posts)
31. Nero, nice fiddle playing
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:20 PM
6 hrs ago

We’re rooting for and rating teams in the corporate wars. Just look at us. We are all the problem.

hunter

(40,559 posts)
37. Some giant corporations are more toxic than others.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:42 PM
5 hrs ago

It's fair to ask which corporation is more likely to bury content and fire employees for entirely political reasons.

Personally, I'm not in the game. My wife and I watch less than seven hours of television a week, none of it news or opinion, and nothing with advertising.

We don't have cable, satellite, or broadcast television. Our television plays one or two no-advertising streaming services and DVDs. That's all it does.

If television disappeared entirely we'd read more books.

I do worry about how these "corporate wars" will affect the political climate in the U.S.A..

EX500rider

(12,317 posts)
38. Yes, apparently being owned by primarily Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc makes Neflix OK!! lol
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:33 PM
4 hrs ago

OC375

(627 posts)
40. 401k Winner By Default
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:47 PM
4 hrs ago

Vanguard runs like half the 401k and IRA business in the country. That impacts me, and all my plans. I might have to change.

Of course Vanguard is OK!!!

Go Team Vanguard!

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