They can also spin off certain parts that can bring in a lot of cash, or cause problems with regulators. Like some of the cable channels. Or even carve out certain catalogs to highest bidders.
Part of Skydance’s bid for Paramount was originally that they were going to keep it all rather than split it and sell it for parts (I think Sony had a competing bid that planned to spinoff the cable channels, e.g.). I don’t know if their Biden-era approval put that on paper, but if not, sure.
I think CNN will just get the CBS News treatment, however. No spinoff, just sabotage.
They can also spin off certain parts that can bring in a lot of cash, or cause problems with regulators. Like some of the cable channels. Or even carve out certain catalogs to highest bidders.
I’d lay odds they’ll drop-kick CNN.
Part of Skydance’s bid for Paramount was originally that they were going to keep it all rather than split it and sell it for parts (I think Sony had a competing bid that planned to spinoff the cable channels, e.g.). I don’t know if their Biden-era approval put that on paper, but if not, sure.
I think CNN will just get the CBS News treatment, however. No spinoff, just sabotage.