{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Option","title":"Episode 112: David Ellison Goes to the New York Times","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/979fd667\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":230,"description":"David Ellison published a New York Times op-ed on the morning of Paramount's Q2 earnings call, arguing that the DOJ's antitrust challenge to his Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition is not about market share — it's about CNN. For agents, showrunners, and executives watching the deal, the op-ed is a strategic lobbying document with real contractual implications: Ellison just made editorial independence at CNN a public promise, and that promise has leverage value before the deal closes. Key Takeaways: Ellison, 43, published the op-ed in the New York Times on the same day as Paramount's Q2...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4RKcc1IGb7a3BJ1dndiWrVMcYNS3d-RHc5yAO2mJR8g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODVm/MzRmM2IxNDUwOWZj/NDg0NGJhMjhjOTI2/MmZhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}