Episode 38: Conglomerate Confusion

In the aftermath of the presidential election in the United States we see ripples and shockwaves. Some of those ripples are hitting the media sector. Seeing presidential advisors openly considering buying up cable networks likely wasn't on anyone's bingo card for 2024, though.

Links:

• Comcast Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/spin-off-select-cable-television-networks

• Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! Finance Behind Comcast's big TV deal: a bleak picture for once mighty cable industry https://finance.yahoo.com/news/behind-comcasts-big-tv-deal-015148296.html

• Mashable Elon Musk threatened to buy MSNBC. Joe Rogan jumped in with ideas, too. https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-msnbc-joe-rogan

• The Wrap via Yahoo! News Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Author of FCC Section in Project 2025, to Lead FCC https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-brendan-carr-author-135739561.html

Our pick of the fortnight: Discontinued

Our other pick of the fortnight: Tom Walker

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