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What POD has to happen to make things at Time Warner so dire the buyer is able to dictate harsher terms, namely cheerypicking only what they want and throw the rest away, with CNN among those who got an axe?
Could happen in many ways though.
Maybe the state-owned world services grow bigger and faster than OTL that the buyers don't think CNN world serivce is a viable business anymore.
Contract negotiations with cable companies break down and too many cable services, U.S. and overseas, willing to bite the bullet and drop CNN alonside HBO they were forced to buy as a package deal.
etc.
Anderson Cooper and Amanpur being poached by foreign state-owned international services could be an icing on the cake in this ATL.