Edition No. 43 · Tue 4 Aug 2026 · Story 8 of 17

"Ellison's Escape Hatch & The Zaslav Lottery Ticket"

Puck

Puck's read is that taking the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger to trial may hand the Ellisons an escape hatch, and Zaslav wins either way.

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