December 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Media Takeover Primer

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you. These are my e-links.

Last updated 12/12/25

If you, like I, needed a media primer, then this NY Times  podcast will be a productive 41 minutes.  Focusing on companies, people, the past, present, and future, it said a lot. The companies were Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance, and Netflix. The people included the Ellison family, David Zaslav, and Ted Sarandos. In addition, we got some insight about HBO and CNN. And of course, the present and future involve whether Netflix acquires Warner Brothers Discovery or if Paramount Skydance achieves a hostile takeover. Together it all will decide what we can watch and how much we pay for it.