Paramount $79B Warners Debt Is MORE Than SpaceX’s IPO Raise

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Paramount just asked the FCC to let foreign investors control nearly half of American TV, with an option to eventually own the majority of the firm. The proposed Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger would hand 49.5% of the combined company to foreign investors, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund as the largest stakeholder, followed by the UAE and Qatar. The filing says the Ellisons would retain voting control and foreign investors would have no board seats, but critics warn extreme financing risks born by the Ellison family and Oracle could effectively shift control since Paramount is asking the FCC to pre-clear 20% ownership for any of the foreign investors. The deal was deliberately structured just below the 50% threshold that triggers mandatory CFIUS review, raising serious questions about whether regulators and Congress are paying attention. CHAPTERS 00:00 Paramount files for FCC approval on foreign ownership waiver 01:47 How the 49.5% structure avoids CFIUS review 03:31 Gulf investors breakdown: Saudi PIF, Qatar, UAE stakes 04:40 Hollywood opposition, job cuts, and the failed Disney Fox precedent 06:01 Oracle debt crisis and Ellison financing risk 07:41 OpenAI Stargate pullback and the Jenga tower of obligations 09:14 California and New York antitrust pushback 10:38 What happens next with FCC and state-level opposition IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH: OpenAI's Elon Musk Trial and What It Means for the AI Bubble: https://youtu.be/b5Ye6iYzM6E Paramount’s Debt Crisis: https://youtu.be/vSfCEWRhBRQ SOURCES & FURTHER READING **Foreign Ownership and FCC Regulation** - Paramount FCC pre-clearance filing on foreign ownership cap waiver: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-411A1.pdf - Federal rules on foreign ownership of broadcast licenses (FCC.gov): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06866/review-of-foreign-ownership-policies-for-broadcast-common-carrier-and-aeronautical-radio-licensees - What CFIUS reviews and when it triggers: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius/cfius-overview **Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery Merger** - Timeline of the Paramount Skydance merger and debt restructuring: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-foreign-ownership-middle-eastern-funds-1236731732/ - California AG opposition to the Paramount Warner merger: [insert link] - 34 California Democrats' letter requesting antitrust review: https://ts2.tech/en/paramount-warner-bros-deal-faces-new-california-antitrust-test-as-lawmakers-push-bonta/ - Fox Films cut back: https://filmstories.co.uk/news/disney-is-halving-the-number-of-films-that-fox-makes **Oracle and Ellison Finances** - Oracle raises $50 billion in debt for data center expansion: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/oracle-ai-demand-debt-04977749 - Ellison debt financing for Warners deal: https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/paramount-debt-financing-warner-bros-discovery-deal-1236712406/ - Paramount has excessive debt tied to Warner Brothers Discover deal: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/paramount-ceo-says-warner-bros-tie-up-carry-79-billion-net-debt-no-cable-asset-2026-03-02/ FOLLOW GOOD REVENUE * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ] * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70au [https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70au] * Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Anthropic's $965B Destroying OpenAI, Will Investors Care?

Anthropic just hit a $965B valuation and is now worth more than OpenAI. How did they get here so fast, and what does it mean for OpenAI's IPO? In this episode, we break down Anthropic's $65B Series H led by Sequoia, Altimeter, and Greenoaks, the Opus 4.8 model launch, and why Andrej Karpathy leaving for Anthropic matters. We also dig into OpenAI's IPO dilemma, their $25B revenue run rate versus Anthropic's $47B, missed user targets, and Sam Altman's surprising reversal on AI-driven job loss. CHAPTERS 00:00 Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in valuation 01:05 Capital efficiency and total fundraising compared 02:04 Anthropic revenue run rate hits $47B 03:00 Claude Code, Mythos preview, and the Discord hack 05:35 Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic 06:30 Opus 4.8 features, effort control, and sub-agents 08:20 Benchmarks and third-party accuracy concerns 09:35 Carnegie Mellon sleep study and model performance 10:35 OpenAI's IPO dilemma and CFO tensions 12:30 OpenAI misses user targets and revenue lags 14:33 Sam Altman walks back the jobs apocalypse IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH: → Mythos Hacked by a Guess https://youtu.be/t-POODHfeZQ [https://youtu.be/t-POODHfeZQ] → Mythos is Too Powerful to Release: https://youtu.be/ai_oGfsNa2g [https://youtu.be/ai_oGfsNa2g] → Pope Leo Comes for AI & Tech Despots: https://youtu.be/8HvB90SK-Fs [https://youtu.be/8HvB90SK-Fs] SOURCES & FURTHER READING AI Model Releases and Product Updates * Anthropic Series H Explained What It Means for the Future of AI Scaling: https://www.anthropic.com/news/series-h [https://www.anthropic.com/news/series-h] * Claude Opus 4.8 Capabilities Breakthrough Performance Benchmarks and Use Cases: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8 [https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8] * Claude Code Dynamic Workflows New Automation Features for Developers: https://claude.com/blog/introducing-dynamic-workflows-in-claude-code [https://claude.com/blog/introducing-dynamic-workflows-in-claude-code] * New AI Research Paper Insights Into Next Generation Model Architectures: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.26099 [https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.26099] Funding Growth and AI Market Competition * OpenAI Funding Rounds Full Breakdown Investors Valuation and Growth Timeline: https://tracxn.com/d/companies/openai/__kElhSG7uVGeFk1i71Co9-nwFtmtyMVT7f-YHMn4TFBg/funding-and-investors#funding-rounds [https://tracxn.com/d/companies/openai/__kElhSG7uVGeFk1i71Co9-nwFtmtyMVT7f-YHMn4TFBg/funding-and-investors#funding-rounds] * Anthropic Funding History المستثمر Breakdown Valuation Growth and Key Backers: https://tracxn.com/d/companies/anthropic/__SzoxXDMin-NK5tKB7ks8yHr6S9Mz68pjVCzFEcGFZ08/funding-and-investors [https://tracxn.com/d/companies/anthropic/__SzoxXDMin-NK5tKB7ks8yHr6S9Mz68pjVCzFEcGFZ08/funding-and-investors] * The Math Behind Anthropic Explosive Revenue Growth and AI Market Share Expansion: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/dealmaker/math-behind-anthropics-mad-revenue-growth [https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/dealmaker/math-behind-anthropics-mad-revenue-growth] * OpenAI Revenue Miss What It Means for IPO Plans and AI Industry Competition: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273 [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273] Talent Wars and Industry Moves * Anthropic Hires Andrej Karpathy Strategic Talent Shift in the AI Arms Race: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/anthropic-hires-openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-former-tesla-ai-lead.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/anthropic-hires-openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-former-tesla-ai-lead.html] AI Jobs Economy and Future of Work * Sam Altman Says AI Will Not Cause Job Apocalypse What Changes Instead: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/openais-altman-says-ai-unlikely-lead-jobs-apocalypse-2026-05-26/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/openais-altman-says-ai-unlikely-lead-jobs-apocalypse-2026-05-26/] * Economic Futures in the Age of AI How Automation Will Reshape Jobs and Growth: https://openaifoundation.org/news/economic-futures-in-the-age-of-ai [https://openaifoundation.org/news/economic-futures-in-the-age-of-ai] FOLLOW GOOD REVENUE * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ] * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70au [https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70au] * Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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