CinemaCon Alarm: Merger Between Paramount and WB Could Concentrate Market Power
TL;DR
At CinemaCon, Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary warned that the Paramount-Warner Bros merger could concentrate market power among a few distributors, risking fewer films and weaker exhibition, as the industry pushes for longer theatrical windows (around 45–60 days) to sustain cinemas; regulators and notable filmmakers have voiced concerns about the deal.
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- Cinema United CEO Warns Of Concentrating Market Power In Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger – CinemaCon Deadline
- Florence Pugh, Pedro Pascal Fight to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Variety
- Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. The New York Times
- Stars Align to Stop Ellison status.news
- Top Theater Chief Vows to Fight Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Calls for Even Longer Windows The Hollywood Reporter
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