It was not all reported prior to 2016 since it was the Miami Heralds reporting in 2018 that brought a lot of things into public eye. It was however all reported prior to the 2024 election.

Or the other way around, as this article suggests

Both of these points are common denominators for the end of the european middle ages, so it’s not surprising they are close to each other

Merging, taking the subsidies you want to keep and then splitting off the ones you don’t want

Nah, they rearranged things to get rid of Warner’s TV side because they think TV has no future.

They signed a streaming deal. Cancelling the show order would have no impact on that deal whatsoever.