{
  "id": 1722975,
  "title": "Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/coyote-vs-acme-is-even-funnier-because-warner-bros-discovery-tried-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:35:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981131/coyote-vs-acme-david-zaslac-warner-bros-discovery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in on […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}