Article in Mediaite by Colby Hallm 9/17/25
Headline: “Can Larry Ellison and TikTok Rescue the TV Industry?”
“Once upon a time, television was the fireplace around which America gathered. Paramount’s movies filled the multiplex, CBS’s anchors narrated history, CNN beamed wars and elections into living rooms.
“Now the hearth has been replaced by a five-inch rectangle that no one can put down . . .”
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https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/can-larry-ellison-and-tiktok-rescue-the-tv-industry/
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Article in Democracy Now by Staff, 9/16/25
Headline: “Billionaire Larry Ellison Could Add TikTok to Media Empire as U.S. and China Reach Deal”
“Larry Ellison has a decades-long history with the Republican Party and has frequented Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for dinners and has met Trump in the Oval Office. . .”
“This comes just months after the Trump administration cleared the way for an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance, which is run by David Ellison, son of Larry Ellison. . .”
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