Whether that’s the actual reason or there’s some lingering beef from last year’s war over South Park streaming rights, getting WB has become Ellison’s white whale, his hill to die on in the hopes of gaining near-total control over middle America on the entertainment and news level. Ellison is clearly not above using his family connections and ameliorating federal interest to get the deals he wants—that’s already been cause for concern in how Paramount’s been going; it’s understandable there are corners of Hollywood that fear the same is happening with his desperation for WB. Instead, we’re all forced to watch a man with more money than he needs and who owns one of Hollywood’s biggest studios fail to repeat his “success.” This is all so many things at once: it’s predictable (and scary) that Ellison’s looking to make his mark on the world just by buying as much of the entertainment industry as possible, just as it’s darkly hilarious that he’s managed to torch CBS News and 60 Minutes but can’t seal the deal here.
Author: Justin Carter
Published at: 2026-01-19 23:00:49
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