MILLIONS HELD HOSTAGE as feuding broadcasting TYCOONS play Russian roulette with YOUR screens in a secretive, last-minute deal that EXPOSES the rotten core of modern media.
In a shock move that reeks of corporate BLACKMAIL, DStv parent Groupe Canal+ and mega-corporation Warner Bros Discovery have reached a shady, eleventh-hour agreement. This deal, brokered BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, will keep 12 channels—including CNN International and Cartoon Network—on the air AFTER subscribers were deliberately TERRORIZED with on-screen warnings of an imminent blackout.
This is NOT a victory for consumers; it’s a calculated display of POWER. These giants held the viewing rights of ENTIRE CONTINENTS hostage, using YOUR panic as leverage in their brutal financial tug-of-war. The so-called “relief” is a LIE—a mere pause before the next extortion cycle begins. The “expanded agreement” they boast about is a MONOPOLISTIC handshake, granting Canal+ exclusive control over channels in African markets, further STRANGLING competition and choice.
The channels saved today are the very tools of influence: Discovery Channel, CNN International, Cartoon Network. This is about who CONTROLS the narrative, from news to children’s programming, across South Africa, Europe, and beyond. They dangle your favorite shows like a carrot, proving you are NOT a customer—you are the PRODUCT in their billion-dollar chess game.
Every “last-minute deal” is a brutal reminder: your reality is curated, your access is precarious, and the content you consume is owned by a cabal of unaccountable executives. The screens stayed on this time, but the deeper question remains: when did we surrender control of our own culture to these shadowy boardrooms?
Author: Kayitsi.com
