NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz to split and become separate companies 10 years after their packaged-food megamerger.
September 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz to split and become separate companies 10 years after their packaged-food megamerger.
behold! innovative megamerger synergies
Warner Bros. Discovery will not renew their deal to release new episodes of ‘Sesame Street’, THR reports.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
December 13, 2024 at 8:39 PM
behold! innovative megamerger synergies
sorry but Olaf Henricsson-Bell is the name of a megamerger northern European telecoms giant not an actual person
Exclusive: Olaf Henricson-Bell – the twin brother of Labour MP Torsten – has been appointed as the new director of the No 10 Policy Unit. open.substack.com/pub/morningc...
January 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
sorry but Olaf Henricsson-Bell is the name of a megamerger northern European telecoms giant not an actual person
A Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger would mean higher costs and fewer choices for Americans.
Good news: the states are stepping up to BLOCK this antitrust nightmare.
This fight isn't over.
Good news: the states are stepping up to BLOCK this antitrust nightmare.
This fight isn't over.
Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion deal.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
The announcement came after a weeks-long bidding war that pitted the streaming giant against David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and Comcast.
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It's official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
variety.com
July 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger would mean higher costs and fewer choices for Americans.
Good news: the states are stepping up to BLOCK this antitrust nightmare.
This fight isn't over.
Good news: the states are stepping up to BLOCK this antitrust nightmare.
This fight isn't over.
Charter and Cox to combine businesses in $34.5 billion megamerger
Charter and Cox to merge in $34.5 billion deal
Megamerger incoming.
buff.ly
May 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Charter and Cox to combine businesses in $34.5 billion megamerger
Billionaire oligarchs are out to destroy cinema as we know it.
Workers are sounding the alarm that the $110 billion Paramount-Warner megamerger will bring mass layoffs, cutbacks, and movie theater shutdowns across America.
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Workers are sounding the alarm that the $110 billion Paramount-Warner megamerger will bring mass layoffs, cutbacks, and movie theater shutdowns across America.
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July 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Billionaire oligarchs are out to destroy cinema as we know it.
Workers are sounding the alarm that the $110 billion Paramount-Warner megamerger will bring mass layoffs, cutbacks, and movie theater shutdowns across America.
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Workers are sounding the alarm that the $110 billion Paramount-Warner megamerger will bring mass layoffs, cutbacks, and movie theater shutdowns across America.
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Nexstar-Tegna megamerger blocked by ruling in antitrust case filed by DirecTV
Nexstar-Tegna megamerger blocked by ruling in antitrust case filed by DirecTV
Case filed against the owners of Fox31 and 9News in Denver by 8 states, including Colorado, is still pending
coloradosun.com
March 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Nexstar-Tegna megamerger blocked by ruling in antitrust case filed by DirecTV
My office and attorneys general nationwide have secured an emergency order blocking the unlawful merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.
This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day.
This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day.
July 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
My office and attorneys general nationwide have secured an emergency order blocking the unlawful merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.
This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day.
This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
WOW! State AGs Reach SHOCKING Settlement UNLOCKING BILLION Dollar MEGAMERGER!!
In the wake of the news of the State AGs’ settlement with Paramount, clearing the way for the mega-merger with Warner Bros., many are left disappointed and upset with the result. California AG Rob…
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
An important signal to send that illegally appeasing Trump now could lead to future prosecution for bribery
www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
May 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
An important signal to send that illegally appeasing Trump now could lead to future prosecution for bribery
www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse
Stock photo megamerger.
buff.ly
January 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse
In the wake of the news of the State AGs’ settlement with Paramount greenlighting the mega-merger w/Warner Bros., so many are left upset, including me.
CA AG Rob Bonta joins me to answer some tough questions about the deal & whether he succumbed to political pressure.
youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
CA AG Rob Bonta joins me to answer some tough questions about the deal & whether he succumbed to political pressure.
youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
WOW! State AGs Reach SHOCKING Settlement UNLOCKING BILLION Dollar MEGAMERGER!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
In the wake of the news of the State AGs’ settlement with Paramount greenlighting the mega-merger w/Warner Bros., so many are left upset, including me.
CA AG Rob Bonta joins me to answer some tough questions about the deal & whether he succumbed to political pressure.
youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
CA AG Rob Bonta joins me to answer some tough questions about the deal & whether he succumbed to political pressure.
youtu.be/uS6l9K_T2Ms?...
After a federal judge sided with the FTC and halted the Kroger-Albertsons $24.6 billion megamerger, Albertsons is suing Kroger.
The suit claims Kroger didn’t do enough to secure approval for the massive deal that would have created the country's biggest supermarket chain.
The suit claims Kroger didn’t do enough to secure approval for the massive deal that would have created the country's biggest supermarket chain.
December 11, 2024 at 3:13 PM
After a federal judge sided with the FTC and halted the Kroger-Albertsons $24.6 billion megamerger, Albertsons is suing Kroger.
The suit claims Kroger didn’t do enough to secure approval for the massive deal that would have created the country's biggest supermarket chain.
The suit claims Kroger didn’t do enough to secure approval for the massive deal that would have created the country's biggest supermarket chain.
EU, shame on you! This megamerger harms free speech and access to all information and facts in the news here in the U.S.
July 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
EU, shame on you! This megamerger harms free speech and access to all information and facts in the news here in the U.S.
Donald Trump and CBS’s parent company Paramount want you to think that canceling Colbert's show was “purely a financial decision.” Really?
If firing Colbert was a political favor in exchange for approval of Paramount’s megamerger with Skydance, you deserve to know.
If firing Colbert was a political favor in exchange for approval of Paramount’s megamerger with Skydance, you deserve to know.
Trump and Paramount want you to think that firing Colbert was “purely a financial decision.”
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Donald Trump and CBS’s parent company Paramount want you to think that canceling Colbert's show was “purely a financial decision.” Really?
If firing Colbert was a political favor in exchange for approval of Paramount’s megamerger with Skydance, you deserve to know.
If firing Colbert was a political favor in exchange for approval of Paramount’s megamerger with Skydance, you deserve to know.
Democrats promised to play hardball, then accepted loophole-ridden pledges leaving Paramount’s $111 billion megamerger intact.
www.levernews.com/the-fine-pri...
www.levernews.com/the-fine-pri...
The Fine Print In Democrats’ Hollywood Merger Surrender
Democrats promised to play hardball, then accepted loophole-ridden pledges leaving Paramount’s $111 billion megamerger intact.
www.levernews.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Democrats promised to play hardball, then accepted loophole-ridden pledges leaving Paramount’s $111 billion megamerger intact.
www.levernews.com/the-fine-pri...
www.levernews.com/the-fine-pri...
The megamerger between Honda and Nissan is officially off.
Honda and Nissan cancel megamerger after weeks of negotiations
The automakers failed to find the common ground needed to reach an agreement, though they still intend to work together in other areas.
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The megamerger between Honda and Nissan is officially off.
Kraft Heinz announces break-up a decade after megamerger on.ft.com/3UWWM2m
Kraft Heinz announces break-up a decade after megamerger
Split will undo 2015 tie-up orchestrated by Warren Buffett and investment group 3G Capital
on.ft.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Kraft Heinz announces break-up a decade after megamerger on.ft.com/3UWWM2m
“Why don’t people trust the media anymore?”
Meanwhile:
A billionaire media owner is hosting Trump at a private dinner,
while seeking approval for a $111B megamerger and CBS executives are literally at the table with him.
Meanwhile:
A billionaire media owner is hosting Trump at a private dinner,
while seeking approval for a $111B megamerger and CBS executives are literally at the table with him.
April 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“Why don’t people trust the media anymore?”
Meanwhile:
A billionaire media owner is hosting Trump at a private dinner,
while seeking approval for a $111B megamerger and CBS executives are literally at the table with him.
Meanwhile:
A billionaire media owner is hosting Trump at a private dinner,
while seeking approval for a $111B megamerger and CBS executives are literally at the table with him.
love me some endless megamerger synergies
“It‘s kind of depressing”: WB Discovery pulls indie game for “business changes”
Developer makes Small Radios Big Televisions free to download in response.
arstechnica.com
March 6, 2024 at 9:01 PM
love me some endless megamerger synergies
Rite Aid bought local Seattle pharmacy chain Bartells, shuttered a bunch of stores, and then immediately imploded
love me some amazing megamerger synergies
love me some amazing megamerger synergies
another innocent victim of all that shoplifti…wait i am getting an update
finance.yahoo.com/news/rite-ai...
finance.yahoo.com/news/rite-ai...
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy as Debt Load, Opioid Risk Rise
(Bloomberg) -- US pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. filed for bankruptcy in an effort to close unprofitable stores, address lawsuits over its role in the opioid pandemic and rework a debt load of roughly ...
finance.yahoo.com
October 16, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Rite Aid bought local Seattle pharmacy chain Bartells, shuttered a bunch of stores, and then immediately imploded
love me some amazing megamerger synergies
love me some amazing megamerger synergies
www.commondreams.org/news/paramou...
In a social media post, Khan wrote that the proposed megamerger “seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong.”
In a social media post, Khan wrote that the proposed megamerger “seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong.”
'Don't You Dare': Alarm as State AGs Weigh Deal to Advance Paramount Megamerger | Common Dreams
Lina Khan, former head of the Federal Trade Commission, called ongoing settlement talks "troubling."
www.commondreams.org
September 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
www.commondreams.org/news/paramou...
In a social media post, Khan wrote that the proposed megamerger “seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong.”
In a social media post, Khan wrote that the proposed megamerger “seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong.”
what comes next is mass layoffs to pay off the debt from another pointless media megamerger
followed by a steady exodus of any remaining real reporters, who'll be supplanted by wall to wall (badly) AI-generated infotainment and right wing propaganda
followed by a steady exodus of any remaining real reporters, who'll be supplanted by wall to wall (badly) AI-generated infotainment and right wing propaganda
New @brianstelter.bsky.social piece on CBS. My friends there say things look grim.
“After settling with Trump, CBS News staffers fear what comes next”
www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/m... Sources %E2%80%93 July 03%2C 2025
“After settling with Trump, CBS News staffers fear what comes next”
www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/m... Sources %E2%80%93 July 03%2C 2025
After settling with Trump, CBS News staffers fear what comes next | CNN Business
Paramount Global is being hammered for bowing to presidential pressure and settling a lawsuit that it likely could have beaten in court.
www.cnn.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
what comes next is mass layoffs to pay off the debt from another pointless media megamerger
followed by a steady exodus of any remaining real reporters, who'll be supplanted by wall to wall (badly) AI-generated infotainment and right wing propaganda
followed by a steady exodus of any remaining real reporters, who'll be supplanted by wall to wall (badly) AI-generated infotainment and right wing propaganda
How a power megamerger could lower bills — and still rile affordability politics
How a power megamerger could lower bills — and still rile affordability politics
Virginia could be a major bump in the road for NextEra's proposed $67 billion merger with Dominion Energy.
dlvr.it
May 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
How a power megamerger could lower bills — and still rile affordability politics
behold, once again, the unbridled power of mindless consolidation and pointless megamerger pseudo-synergies!
Microsoft shuts down Bethesda studios behind Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush
Some major cuts at Xbox.
www.theverge.com
May 7, 2024 at 3:29 PM
behold, once again, the unbridled power of mindless consolidation and pointless megamerger pseudo-synergies!