Unions urge settlement on Paramount-Warner merger with safeguards

Directors Guild of America and IATSE press California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the antitrust case against Paramount over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, proposing structural safeguards (keeping the two studios separate with a minimum film output and maintained licensing from outside producers) to protect competition and reduce industry disruption from delays; they warn a prolonged dispute harms workers and productions and urge a negotiated remedy or an earlier trial date if negotiations fail.