Coming up today, news from the “no merger” trenches — once a very lonely outpost, now filling up fast with people pushing back on complacency around the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
But first, a quick note on the journey.
If you’re reading this, you’re seeing The Ankler in its new home. What started as my scrappy newsletter nine years ago has grown into a full media company, and this move is part of that evolution. Thank you for coming along — and to Janice and the entire team I get to do this with every day.
BUT! We’re not entirely leaving Substack behind. I’m launching a companion project there, The Rushfield Jamboree — a looser space for side conversations, extra material and contributions from friends across the Filmstack universe. It’s free, it’s fun and I’d love for you to join me.
Now, on to today’s column — and a question I’ve been hearing a lot lately: “You know there’s no stopping this merger, so why do you keep going on about it?”
In other words, if this deal is inevitable, why keep fighting it?
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