{
  "id": 129462,
  "title": "David Ellison Says CNN Is Root Cause Of Merger Battle, Vows To Play It “Down The Middle”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/david-ellison-says-cnn-is-root-cause-of-merger-battle-vows-to-play-it",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T12:41:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/david-ellison-cnn-paramount-wbd-politics-1237016953/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a guest essay for The New York Times on Tuesday, Paramount CEO David Ellison says CNN is at the root of opposition to the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Concerns about market share are not the main driver of antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}