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Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, center, and other members of the negotiating team pose for photographs in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 10.
Photographer: Jill Connelly/BloombergMy final newsletter of 2023 begins with a prediction: We’re going to spend a lot of time next year talking about massive media mergers. Some of the deals will be real. Most will not. It’s already begun.
In just the last three weeks, Paramount Global has been linked to multiple parties, including Warner Bros. Discovery, and has renewed its efforts to sell BET.