Stars urge UK action to block Paramount-Warner mega-merger

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, and Benedict Wong wrote a Guardian op-ed warning that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would shrink storytelling avenues, threaten thousands of jobs, and centralize media power (including Channel 5 and CNN International). They urge UK government intervention, praising Lisa Nandy, and warn that without blocking the deal the industry and public would be harmed; the merger faces US opposition and has been delayed until after an antitrust trial.