Why Paramount-Warner merger has sparked fears about press freedom
- Paramount Skydance has completed its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, bringing CNN and CBS News under the same corporate ownership, in a deal that has raised concerns about editorial independence and freedom of speech.
- The acquisition, worth about $110bn including debt, combines two of Hollywood’s biggest studios after months of legal challenges lodged by state attorneys general and unions.
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- Paramount Skydance has completed its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, bringing CNN and CBS News under the same corporate ownership, in a deal that has raised concerns about editorial independence and freedom of speech.
- The acquisition, worth about $110bn including debt, combines two of Hollywood’s biggest studios after months of legal challenges lodged by state attorneys general and unions.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UK Greens are wrong – Zionism is not racismlist 2 of 4Yes, Zionism is racismlist 3 of 4Palestinian killed, several wounded in Israeli pogrom in occupied West Ba
Sources: Al Jazeera