Paramount-Warner deal should face UK govt intervention, labor union Bectu says
By Jon Menon ( May 7, 2026, 09:03 GMT | Insight) -- Labor union Bectu has urged the UK government to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that it risks increasing insecurity for creative workers and further concentrating media power. Bectu has also told the UK antitrust regulator that the deal could reduce competition.Labor union Bectu has urged the UK government to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that it risks increasing insecurity for creative workers and further concentrating media power....
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