Paramount's Warner Bros deal poses risks for European productions, cinemas say
By Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst ( June 19, 2026, 07:52 GMT | Insight) -- Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery would harm Europe’s film industry by limiting cultural diversity, a trade lobby representing the bloc’s cinemas has said. It is pointing to new language in the EU’s draft merger guidelines saying “non-price” factors such as cultural diversity can be considered in an assessment of whether a deal would harm competition.Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery would harm Europe’s film industry by limiting cultural diversity, a trade lobby representing the bloc’s cinemas has said....
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