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From the Murdochs to the Ellisons, conservative billionaires continue to monopolize media services
Published
June 21, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch at New York City Center on May 11, 2026. (FOX via Getty Images)
With Roku, Fox just won the streaming wars for the right
From the Murdochs to the Ellisons, conservative billionaires continue to monopolize media services.
TL;DRAI
Fox bought Roku for $22B to control the connected-TV discovery layer in 50% of U.S. broadband homes; Ellison's $111B Paramount-Warner Bros deal adds CNN/CBS. Distribution—not content—is the new chokepoint: whoever controls the home screen controls the ad platform and first-party data.
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