UK Signals Possible Intervention in Paramount-WBD Merger Over Public Interest
TL;DR
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is minded to intervene in Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to assess whether the deal serves UK public interests and affects media plurality for UK audiences. She has written to Paramount and WBD; representations are due by July 6. An intervention would trigger Ofcom to examine on‑demand services and the CMA to assess competition, with CMA’s merger inquiry already underway. Paramount maintains the deal raises no media-plurality concerns, while the EU is expected to clear by July 7.
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