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Bonta forces Ellison’s hand on which cable nets to sell or sink

The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that California AG Rob Bonta says any settlement requires “structural remedies”: Ellison cannot keep all 50 cable networks the WBD deal would hand him — some must be sold.

Why it matters. Buyers of the divested cable networks gain leverage to negotiate down price, knowing Ellison is selling under regulatory duress rather than by choice.

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