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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 20, 2026
New Skydance Already Worth Less Than Half Of Warner Brothers, Paramount Were Combined
I’ve documented for years how major media consolidation is simultaneously completely pointless and incredibly harmful. Such deals exist exclusively so that unremarkable rich men with no real ideas can grab some tax breaks, create the illusion of perpetual growth, and pretend they’re “savvy dealmakers.” Yet every single time a major media merger is completed the...
consolidationdavid ellison
Techdirt
TechdirtOct 8, 2026
Right On Cue: Here Comes The Skydance/Paramount Layoffs
You can set your watch to it.Major media companies insist they simply have to merge to create all manner of amazing new "consolidative synergies." The debt from the acquisitions then result in brand and company cannibalization as labor and consumers are forced to carry the load. The net result is mass layoffs, higher prices, and...
consolidationdavid ellison
Techdirt
TechdirtSep 29, 2026
More Xbox Layoffs They Promised Wouldn’t Happen After Acquisition Blitz
I'm starting to think we have unknowingly entered the age of great American civic nihilism. The impetus for that belief most recently has been RFK Jr. and the wider government's complete acquiescence to his bald-faced lies and betrayals. If nobody can be bothered to lift a finger over that man, then they obviously don't think...
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Cailin Pitt
Cailin PittSep 23, 2026
Big Tech Execs Are Clueless
Tech executives in big tech have no idea what they are doing
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 8, 2026
Paramount Caught Using ‘Astroturf’ Group To Drum Up Fake Support For Merger
We've well established how the $111 billion Paramount and Warner Brothers merger is terrible for labor, creatives, consumers, and markets. But the kind of behaviors Paramount leadership have been engaged in to sell the deal also give a pretty clear indication what kind of company we're dealing with, and why they shouldn't be allowed to...
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Techdirt
TechdirtJul 28, 2026
Paramount Merger Gets Further Delayed, And Things Could Get Expensive
Just as Larry Ellison and Paramount executives had worried, the state antitrust challenge to their $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers has resulted in significant delays that could prove terminal.Two weeks ago California and eleven other states filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the merger, pointing out that the consolidation would undermine market competition, resulting...
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I'm Not Doctor Who
I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 8, 2026
#oneaday Day 761: The depths of the id
I think one of the hardest things to watch during the latest of myriad sessions of layoffs over at XBOX, The Everything Console has been seeing id Software be gutted. Everyone has That One Company who always made stuff that they liked, which has been there since their childhood, and for me I think that...
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excellent notes
excellent notesJun 2, 2026
Layoff University, Vol. 1: Learning, Building, and Dreaming
Introducing my layoff bucket list
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Murphy Randle
Murphy RandleFeb 27, 2026
Professional Existential Dread
Yesterday, like many of you, I read about Jack Dorsey announcing the end of employment for 4,000 people at Blocks after a strong year of profit increases. It’s another splash in the pool of anxiety engineers and creatives alike are swimming in as we watch the astoundingly fast evolution of AI agents. Rumination How do...
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 7, 2026
Postscript
Mass layoffs are a fact of life in journalism. Your favorite writers and editors have dealt with them. But they weren’t supposed to happen at The Post.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 23, 2024
Create For Yourself
With disruption hitting the media industry acutely in 2024, now is the time to lean into owning your creative work. Have a say in your creative destiny.
journalismmedia
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 18, 2024
Out With The Pitchforks
What Condé Nast did to Pitchfork this week is a travesty, and worse, it deeply misunderstands the publication Pitchfork was becoming.
pitchforkcondé nast
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 9, 2023
… And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Pink-Slipped
On a particularly bad day for digital media, a thought about where we should go next. Hint: Let’s stop talking about scale.
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