Is Jeff Bewkes about about to flat line New Line?

-SDH According to Nikki Finke New Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is set to meet with New Line Cinema founders Bob Shaye and Michael to discuss their soon to be up contracts. However according to Finke no new deal is expected to come out of the discussions. What is expected to come out of the discussions is the end of New Line. Bewkes is expected to fold New Line into Warner Bros in a clear effort to cut what he may see as unnecessary costs. Is this the beginning of more cuts leading up to a full blown break up of Time Warner? Finke says: I can't pinpoint just when the formal announcement of Shaye's and Lynne's departures will come, but it's a safe bet that New Line will be folded into Warner Bros as a result, moving such premium projects as the long anticipated back-to-back feature films of that beloved book The Hobbit. Well, it's about time! Kudos to Bewkes for having the brass balls to make this bold move. I've found Bastard Bob's behavior over this past year to be abhorrent, from his studio's legal shenanigans with Peter Jackson to his own "Lord Of The Rants" attacks on director after director who's made money for New Line. Good thing Shaye will be leaving sooner rather than later: I was running out of pejoratives (like "prick" and "idiot") to describe him. SOURCES: Bob Shaye's New Line Contract Won't Be Renewed By Time Warner Boss [Deadline Hollywood]