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US Federal Communications Commission approves Paramount-Skydance merger following protracted political tug-of-war

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  1. [4]
    cloud_loud
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    And all it cost was Stephen Colbert and South Park.

    And all it cost was Stephen Colbert and South Park.

    16 votes
    1. [3]
      tomf
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      wait, what happened with South Park? They inked that deal and made fun of everybody last night... anything else?

      wait, what happened with South Park? They inked that deal and made fun of everybody last night... anything else?

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        cloud_loud
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        Nah but clearly Parker and Stone are pissed off lol

        Nah but clearly Parker and Stone are pissed off lol

        6 votes
        1. tomf
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          with their $1.5bn and 50 ep deal -- I dont doubt that their contract has a heavy penalty to P+ for terminating it... so they're basically untouchable. In the sub, a lot of people were saying that...

          with their $1.5bn and 50 ep deal -- I dont doubt that their contract has a heavy penalty to P+ for terminating it... so they're basically untouchable. In the sub, a lot of people were saying that they'd lose their touch with all the money and the deal and stuff... then this episode comes out. I'm looking forward to a wild season.

          10 votes
  2. macleod
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    * US Federal Communications Commission approves Paramount-Skydance merger following censorship bribe with federal government

    * US Federal Communications Commission approves Paramount-Skydance merger following censorship bribe with federal government

    10 votes