{"podcast":{"title":"Business Daily","slug":"business-daily-480879","podcast_index_feed_id":480879,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p002vsxs.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsxs","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0l9wqb4.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":2000,"summary":"The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T20:21:48.487677+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879"},"episode":{"title":"Power Players: Can the Paramount–Warner merger survive?","slug":"power-players-can-the-paramount-warner-merger-survive","published_at":"2026-07-15T20:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879/power-players-can-the-paramount-warner-merger-survive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8glk","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0nz0sxb.mp3","summary":"This week, Will and Michelle speak to Reuters entertainment business correspondent Dawn Chmielewski about how the Paramount–Warner merger could reshape Hollywood. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery want to combine in a $110 billion deal that would create an entertainment giant. Executives say it's the only way to survive the streaming wars, but now twelve attorneys general, regulators and a host of creators are saying \"no deal\". So how do Paramount and CEO David Ellison make this deal a reality? And what could it mean for what's on our screens, big, small or handheld? Presenters: Will Bain and Michelle Fleury Producer: Rebecca Smyllie Editor: Stephen Ryan You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk (Picture: California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a press conference as he announces California will be suing to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 13, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)","meta_description":"This week, Will and Michelle speak to Reuters entertainment business correspondent Dawn Chmielewski about how the Paramount–Warner merger could reshape Ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1610,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-daily-480879/episodes/power-players-can-the-paramount-warner-merger-survive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879/power-players-can-the-paramount-warner-merger-survive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}