Adam ruins corporate mergers
In a few minutes, I'll be speaking before the FTC and the DOJ about the disastrous effects of mergers on entertainment industry workers and the diversity of content we the public have access to. Watch here: https://t.co/WA4QkWK5IZ
- Adam Conover (@adamconover) April 27, 2022
Comedian Adam Conover said despite being one of truTV's biggest shows, "Adam Ruins Everything" was unceremoniously canceled because of a corporate merger that also triggered layoffs for virtually everyone at the network.
Conover noted in a social media post: "Let's be clear: TNT and TBS made scripted television with great success since 1989 - over 30 years. They're still on in tens of millions of homes. The ONLY reason these healthy broadcasters are committing suicide is because of a needless merger that only benefitted the wealthy. The last merger, with AT&T three years ago, killed my network truTV and folded it under TNT and TBS. Now this merger has killed those networks too. Whose jobs will the next merger eliminate? What voices will never reach your screen? Whose stories will never be told" The show aired for almost five years on the basic cable channel truTV but was abruptly cancelled in 2019 after AT&T acquired truTV as part of a merger with Time Warner. “Adam Ruins Everything,” while still popular, was a casualty of the merger, Conover will speak before the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today about the impact of mergers on TV and media industry.
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