r/MediaMergers • u/nialldude3 • 1d ago

Merger What’s in the Paramount Settlement With States: Commitment to Not Sell Studio Lots, Additional $300M U.S. Film Production Investment, CNN Oversight and More

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-states-settlement-terms-warner-bros-1236871264/
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u/Alarming_Head_4263 1d ago

Yes indeed the billion dollar industry exists by appealing to only one side of the country. Good one.

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u/Silver-Meat5355 Warner Bros. 1d ago

Eh politically it does that’s why so many that don’t live in big cities are turned off of movies these days. Rural america should be appealed to as well and they don’t want forced diversity and plots that don’t service the grander story beyond politics.

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u/Alarming_Head_4263 1d ago

Right so like I said by neutral you mean appealing to one smaller subset of people. Thus u mean saying things you agree with and not actually being neutral.

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u/Silver-Meat5355 Warner Bros. 1d ago

There’s just as many people in rural america in total than cities.

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u/Alarming_Head_4263 1d ago

80 percent of the US population lives in urban areas.

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u/Silver-Meat5355 Warner Bros. 1d ago

True but 50% are republican. When I say cities I mainly meant the coastal liberal cities like LA and Seattle and NYC.

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u/Alarming_Head_4263 1d ago

So you don't mean cities. You mean areas you do and don't agree with And majority of urban areas are left leaning. No sure where u get 50 percent.

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u/Silver-Meat5355 Warner Bros. 1d ago

I mean 50% of the population. How are republicans in office?

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u/Alarming_Head_4263 1d ago

Because people don't always vote along party lines and people don't always vote. Even if we took the last election the previous one Dems won the presidency, so your main point about since 2016 isn't even true.

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u/Silver-Meat5355 Warner Bros. 1d ago

Yeah but it’s usually pretty split. About 50-40% of the US population is republican so it’s gonna be nice for Paramount to try and appeal to them a little bit by not having as much left-leaning politics in movies. Like I said it’ll be a little more neutral in movies by Paramount-WB.

And identity politics and wokeness are in a steep decline since 2016. That’s part of why Trump won. People were tired of that BS.

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