It's going to be really fun for Lucian Grainge to explain to his artists why Taylor Swift gets to use TikTok and they don't.

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It's always a good sign when 4 of a company's board members resign during merger negotiations.

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Womens final going to beat the mens

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Winners: Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, David Zaslav, Legendary, Shari Redstone and David Ellison?

Losers: Horror, Apple/Matthew Vaughn, Dakota Johnson, Bob Bakish, Paramount common shareholders

Extra: Matt backs Bob Iger over Taylor Swift. Sic 'em Swifties

Scoop: Night, the talent agency behind MrBeast and Kai Cenak, has acquired Rooster Teeth's The Roost Podcast Network, which works with creators like Theo Von
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You could do this, or you could just share revenue.

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Because my editor is cruel, I was not allowed to make the Paramount story my newsletter.

Fortunately, I had another one ready to go. We did a deep dive into all of the Nielsen streaming data for the last 3 years.

Will share some key takeaways shortly.

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But there are real hurdles to a deal. For one, Shari is going to get to cash out on her controlling shares.

But most common shareholders won't get to cash out. They will have to roll them over and trust that Ellison and his team have a plan to grow the business.

This week’s newsletter is a smidge late for reasons that will soon become evident.

the west coast doesn't need the bacon egg and cheese. it has the clearly superior alternative: the breakfast burrito.