WBD Deal But Doesn't Join WGA Lawsuit
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- SAG-AFTRA's National Board has adopted a resolution opposing the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger unless enforceable production guarantees are made, marking a more assertive stance than before.
- The union supports pending antitrust lawsuits filed by the Writers Guild of America and state attorneys general aimed at blocking the merger but has not joined these legal actions itself.
- SAG-AFTRA leadership emphasized their focus on protecting economic interests of members and industry workers, leaving other merger-related demands to different advocates.
- The merger had received regulatory approvals from the DOJ and the European Union, but a key decision in the UK is still pending, and the deal is currently paused due to ongoing legal challenges.
- Paramount has agreed to proceed directly to trial following a temporary restraining order obtained by a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to block the merger on antitrust grounds.
