WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has filed a lawsuit to block the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that the deal would lead to reduced pay and fewer opportunities for writers. State attorneys general have also filed emergency motions to halt the mega-merger, citing antitrust concerns.
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Screenwriters union joins fight to stop Paramount-Warner merger
The proposed $110 billion merger of the two studios 'threatens the economic and creative health of the American entertainment industry,' according to the Writers Guild of America, which has filed a lawsuit.
Read full article →Paramount Skydance Agrees to Link Merger Antitrust Case to Pre-Existing Paramount+ Subscriber Suit
Paramount has agreed to a request from 12 states to link their federal antitrust case to a pre-existing suit brought by Paramount+ subscribers. The move means that the states’ challenge to the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will likely end up before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, a Biden appointee who is already handling the […]
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Read full article →Writers Guild Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The labor union representing film and television writers alleges that the deal breaks antitrust law and would harm wages and working conditions for writers.
By Katie Kilkenny
Read full article →Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery: Emergency Motions, A Showdown Hearing And Next Steps In Challenge To Mega-Merger
If you want an early indication of the strength of a dozen states’ effort to stop Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, it will come soon. That’s because California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 of his colleagues filed a motion for a a request for emergency relief, or a request for temporary restraining […]
By Ted Johnson
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