( May 22, 2026, 09:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has triggered "deep concerns" from European producers, authors, screenwriters, directors and cinemas. Associations representing the trade bodies warned that further consolidating the market in "the hands of a small number of global US-based players" will end up "favoring fewer, safer and franchise-driven projects at the expense of originality, local stories, and cultural diversity." In a letter, they called for regulators to impose binding conditions on the deal.The letter is attached. ...
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