Hollywood on the Brink: The Paramount-WBD Tie-Up and Its Fallout
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Dave Schilling argues the Paramount-WBD merger accelerates Hollywood consolidation, threatening thousands of jobs (about 6,000 overall and ~2,495 in LA), while facing multistate and EU antitrust challenges plus a WGA suit; Paramount even hints at possibly moving operations to Tennessee to cut costs, underscoring the risk to LA’s film industry and the city’s economy if consolidation continues.
- The Paramount-WBD merger: bad news for Hollywood, great news for Tennessee? | Dave Schilling The Guardian
- This is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California Los Angeles Times
- California AG Rob Bonta says a CNN spin-off wouldn’t resolve Paramount–WBD lawsuit CNN
- Paramount shareholder sues Ellisons, alleging ‘illegal’ Trump deal The Hill
- Time Isn't on Paramount's Side In Warner Bros. Deal The Hollywood Reporter
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