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Per Deadline, Nandy met with Ellison in January, but six months later, says she “minded to intervene” on the “unprecedented” merger in a letter to Paramount. That intervention would take the form of investigations by media regulator Ofcom and antitrust watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority.
The British government suggested Tuesday it may challenge Paramount Skydance’s blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. could face an intervention from the UK government after the country’s culture and media secretary raised concerns over the diversity of media ownership.
Lisa Nandy has threatened to intervene in Paramount’s takeover of Hollywood studio Warner Bros over the effect of the $110bn (£83bn) deal on media plurality.
Also arriving this month: the new crime thriller Wardriver, The Real Wolf of Wall Street documentary and more.
The British government has signalled that it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discover, citing concerns about maintaining media plurality.
The Trump administration has given the green light for Paramount Skydance to take over Warner Bros. Discovery in a mega-merger that will reshape Hollywood.
The prolific hit-maker, who is famously honest in his rare interviews, gave a wide-ranging chat to Bill Simmons from his ranch in Wyoming.
Netflix just announced a scripted show about the murder of JonBenét Ramsey that might sound familiar after the series was originally meant to premiere at Paramount. In July 2026, Netflix announced the new limited series The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey would be released later that year.
