Monday, December 8, 2025

Bee-otch of the Day: the media (re: Warner Bros)

 Family Thanksgiving Tradition and Personal Loss

- Annual 'Greatest Night of the Year' Thanksgiving celebration.

- Cousin's marriage and impending first child.

- Uncle's job loss and subsequent career struggles leading to early death.


Corporate Mergers and Media Industry Impact

- History of Warner Bros. mergers from 1923 to present.

- AOL-Time Warner merger as a financial disaster.

- Current merger talks for Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix or Paramount/Skydance.


Decline of Traditional Media and Local Theaters

- Struggles of the print industry and local movie theaters.

- Hollywood's production of 'bad films' impacting box office and small cinemas.

- Call to support local movie theaters.


CBS News Integrity and Political Influence

- CBS News' perceived decline in integrity since Walter Cronkite's era.

- Hiring of Bari Weiss and town halls with Erica Kirk to appeal to right-wing viewers.

- Departure of CBS Evening News anchors due to internal issues.


Local TV Station Affiliation Changes

- Sale of KXGN Glendive, MT and KYUS Miles City, MT to Montana PBS.

- Complex history of TV station affiliations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

- WEYI Saginaw's upcoming flip from NBC to another network due to Sinclair acquisition.




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