That might be the POD. No purchase = no CN = Vlad awardTurner had, through his puchase of the MGM library, a huge amount of material (the Looney Toons pre-1948, Hanna-Barbera, Tom & Jerry, etc.) To maximize the value of this asset, he would either create a similar kids-focused network to Nickleodeon or try and sell that collection piece by piece to the highest bidder, never being sure that you can get back what you paid.
Hence the Vlad.We would never get to see Samurai Jack, which would be enough to make this TL dystopian.