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Larry Ellison's Skydance Takeover Draws Criticism Over Programming

Original: # larryellison is trying to sell me old repeats and stale sports this morning on # CNBC . I'm looking forward to the wri

Skydance, backed by billionaire Larry Ellison, is moving to acquire a major media company with a large cable TV library, and critics are unimpressed. One commentary complains that instead of fresh programming, viewers are being served old reruns and stale sports coverage. The criticism also references the Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes and argues the deal prioritises cheap legacy content over new production.

Why now: Ongoing debate over the Skydance media merger and concern it will rely on recycled content amid Hollywood labour disputes

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• # larryellison is trying to sell me old repeats and stale sports this morning on # CNBC . I'm looking forward to the writers boycott and actors stigma of # Skydance or w/e buying old cable TV reruns is called. Everyone acts like they are invested in stupid red hats. # USpol #… · JaZone@universeodon.com · 4

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