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PoliticsWho controls America’s media? The battle over billion-dollar mergers
The episode examines who controls what Americans watch and who determines which news reaches millions of people. Media ownership in the United States is becoming more concentrated after the FCC removed long-standing limits on the number of households a single broadcaster can reach. Billion-dollar deals are reshaping Hollywood and television. The proposed Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger is facing legal challenges.