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John Oliver Roasts Paramount-WBD Merger With 'Business Daddy' Jabs

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Source: Deadline
John Oliver Roasts Paramount-WBD Merger With 'Business Daddy' Jabs
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John Oliver mocked Paramount's $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery on Last Week Tonight, quipping about becoming the new 'business daddy' and calling the deal 'not great news' while poking at Paramount+'s ratings; the piece notes Paramount outbid Netflix for WBD and situates Oliver's satire within his history of critiquing media ownership and HBO/Max controversies.

Topics:entertainment#john-oliver#media-merger#paramount#television#warner-bros-discovery
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