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WSHazel

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1. Who would have thought

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 10:47 AM

Feb 18

Who would have thought that putting a Nepo baby in charge of a major entertainment enterprise would turn into a train wreck? Even Fox had enough sense to keep the news and entertainment businesses separate. Paramount is going to have a really hard time getting anyone to bring their shows to that network. They will likely have to overpay compered to other networks.

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CBS is unraveling -- and it goes beyond Bari Weiss [View all] marmar Feb 18 OP

Who would have thought WSHazel Feb 18 #1

Fox has the perpetual motion machine thusly: PCIntern Feb 18 #3

Best step by step description ever! UTUSN Feb 18 #6

And so Fox makes money from every demographic. yardwork Feb 18 #12

Ex-actly PCIntern Feb 18 #18

urm, you forgot something NJCher Feb 18 #28

Right. All the while ca$hing in on it. progressoid Feb 18 #34

And CBS will never be the Fux Nooze they aspire to mdbl Feb 18 #36

It's all entertainment. That's how Fox has articulated a defense spooky3 Feb 18 #24

WSHazel........ Upthevibe Feb 18 #39

Legal departments bucolic_frolic Feb 18 #2

CYA? Picaro Feb 18 #9

Yes, that must be what I meant. bucolic_frolic Feb 18 #16

Every story about CBS seems to miss the point LR3 Feb 18 #4

Exactly edhopper Feb 18 #25

I worked there and got called on it. BidenRocks Feb 18 #27

You are correct. They are actually a former client of mine LR3 Feb 18 #31

Yes, the most of our traditional news outlets are more valuable as servants of the rich than being profitable Ilikepurple Feb 18 #38

In the end, they will reap what they sow. multigraincracker Feb 18 #5

If gerryatwork Feb 18 #13

I wish we'd hurry up with the reaping. maxsolomon Feb 18 #14

I hope we make it. multigraincracker Feb 18 #15

Who is going to write the history? LiberalArkie Feb 18 #29

It took 100 years for CBS to build a reputation. Initech Feb 18 #7

Paramount gave the keys to the car (CBS News) to a twelve-year-old and she drove it into a ditch. hay rick Feb 18 #8

And their billionaire criminal owners added more billions to their ill gotten pile. Initech Feb 18 #19

K&R. When Anderson's leaving was announced my first reaction was to cheer as his "kicking UTUSN Feb 18 #10

And now Warner bros is going to destroy itself also by allowing itself to brought by Paramount. kimbutgar Feb 18 #11

And sold to the Saudis. Initech Feb 18 #20

James Talarico raised over $2.5 million in just 24 hours after it aired on youtube. OGBuzz Feb 18 #17

I don't think the Ellisons care if the network fails. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #21

Same thing is happening with poli-junkie Feb 18 #22

I've stopped watching everything on CBS. Ritabert Feb 18 #23

LOL Jeopardy is on ABC here. I now watch ABC with David Muir if I do watch evening news. Don't even dem4decades Feb 18 #26

Jeopardy is on ABC in some locales but not here. Ritabert Feb 18 #32

To me DownriverDem Feb 18 #30

As is Mike Wallace. Ritabert Feb 18 #33

The Tiffany Network! BidenRocks Feb 18 #35

And that's the way it is, February 18th, 2026. BHDem53 Feb 18 #37

marmar............ Upthevibe Feb 18 #40

I wonder where Colbert will land? Will he retire? Will another network grab him? QueerDuck Thursday #41

Bari Weiss.... MarcoZandrini Thursday #42