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9. Money Doesn't Exist In The 24th Century
Money may not exist in the 24th Century (despite literally dozens of examples where it does) but that cannot be said of the 21st. Paramount and Skydance finally completed the merger this year to form Paramount: A Skydance Corporation, in a deal that numbers in the billions. One may assume with all that bread, things would move quickly forward?
Well, they did, and they didn't.
New CEO of Paramount, David Ellison, is certainly making his presence felt at the company and in the industry. He arrived with a mission to bump up the company's theatrical releases (more on this later), which was not good news for Section 31 fans. Might this mean an influx of cash for Secret Hideout to channel into the Star Trek universe?
It is more than possible, though recent developments have suggested that money is focused elsewhere. Rather than consolidate their position at the company and begin to build, the new leadership almost immediately launched a bid to purchase Warner Bros., swooping in after a successful bid by Netflix. This bid initially included money from several Middle Eastern countries, along with President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner (though his support has now been withdrawn), which afforded Ellison $108.4billion to offer.
This hostile bid has, at present, seemingly been stopped, with Warner Bros. urging its shareholders to stick with Netflix. However, it is unlikely that this will be the last attempt to gain a huge hold over the entertainment industry, so it remains to be seen what this ultra-capitalistic mindset may bring to the Star Trek universe.