Paramount-Warner deal splits studios, indie distributors in Brazil CADE market test
By Flavia Fortes ( June 16, 2026, 19:22 GMT | Comment) -- Major Hollywood studios and independent distributors offered sharply different assessments of Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in response to the Brazilian competition authority's market test, with Disney dismissing significant competition concerns and independent distributors warning that the deal could further concentrate control over blockbuster content and strengthen bargaining power with exhibitors.Major Hollywood studios and independent distributors offered sharply different assessments of Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in response to the Brazilian competition authority's market test, with Disney dismissing significant competition concerns and independent distributors warning that the deal could further concentrate control over blockbuster content and strengthen bargaining power with exhibitors....
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