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# Bonta forces Ellison’s hand on which cable nets to sell or sink
- URL: https://fabric-media.ghost.io/bonta-forces-ellisons-hand-on-which-cable-nets-to-sell-or-sink/
- Published: 2026-08-27T16:46:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T16:51:48.000Z
- Description: California AG Rob Bonta says any settlement requires “structural remedies”: Ellison cannot keep all 50 cable networks the WBD deal would hand him — some must be sold.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Streaming, Deals, Lesley Goldberg

**Why it matters.** Buyers of the divested cable networks gain leverage to negotiate down price, knowing Ellison is selling under regulatory duress rather than by choice.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=fabric-media.ghost.io) *·* [*Lesley Goldberg*](https://fabric-media.ghost.io/tag/by-lesley-goldberg/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/sell-stream-or-die-ellisons-brutal-cable-choices-as-bonta-closes-in/?ref=fabric-media.ghost.io)*.*