Ellison’s LA production push and Harris outreach eyed to salvage Paramount-WBD deal
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Deadline outlines potential moves to save the Paramount-WBD merger: boost Los Angeles production to create jobs and win local support, restructure controversial CNN/CBS News leadership to ease political concerns, and court Kamala Harris for antitrust credibility and bipartisan leverage as the deal faces a state AGs suit, a looming termination fee, and a March trial date.
Topics:entertainment#antitrust#business#david-ellison#kamala-harris#los-angeles-production#paramount-wbd-merger
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