Streaming Into the Void - March 20, 2022 - Mergers and Acquisitions... again

<p>This week: Streaming continues to lead to consolidation in Hollywood.</p> <p><a href='https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/'>Nielsen Ratings</a></p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2022/03/warnermedia-discovery-merger-david-zaslav-executive-team-prospects-1234975764/'>As WarnerMedia-Discovery Deal Nears Close, David Zaslav Shapes Up Executive Team With Eye On $3B Cost Savings Target – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/media/discovery-warnermedia-merger-approved/index.html'>Discovery's bid to merge with WarnerMedia wins final government approval - CNN</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2022/03/discovery-debt-sale-warnermedia-merger-att-1234974970/'>Discovery Raising $30 Billion In Debt Sale To Fund WarnerMedia Merger – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/discovery-shareholders-approve-warnermedia-acquisition-2022-03-11/'>Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia acquisition | Reuters</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-received-walloping-246-6-million-pay-package-in-2021-11647300519'>Discovery CEO David Zaslav received walloping $246.6 million pay package in 2021 - MarketWatch</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2022/03/endeavor-chief-ari-emanuel-warnermedia-discovery-streaming-1234980588/'>Endeavor's Ari Emanuel “Not Nervous” About Warner Bros Discovery Streaming Plans – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/14/hbo-max-and-discovery-will-be-combined-into-one-service-following-merger/'>HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger | TechCrunch</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/'>Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/bosch-fabel-entertainment-fremantle-1235200838/'>Fremantle Takes Stake in 'Bosch' Producer Fabel Entertainment - Variety</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/consortium-i