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flvegan

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13. It's called a contract.

Reply to Jimvanhise (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 01:07 AM

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Which he has through the end of the announced period. This cancellation is a non-renewal of the contract.

CBS/Paramount was probably well-advised by counsel that violating that contract would be sufficient grounds for a lawsuit that likely would have fucked their merger plans just a bit.

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