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![brianstelter Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::14515799.png) Brian Stelter [@brianstelter](/creator/twitter/brianstelter) on x 743.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-19 14:19:44 UTC

"The timing seems so obvious and keeping with Paramount's quid pro quo theme," a former CBS exec told @jaketapper. "If it were just financial, why announce this now? Why not let RedBird announce it post transaction and FCC blessing? Seems like a further tribute to me. Shameful."


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