Hollywood workers rally against Paramount-Skydance deal
Source: Reuters
June 6, 2026 9:22 PM EDT Updated 6 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, June 6 (Reuters) - As he spoke at a gathering on Saturday to protest Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O), opens new tab proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab, stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power. "It's about to die, and that's why I feel so passionately about this issue," he said.
Conover was a featured speaker on Saturday at an event billed as the first stop in a three-city “Main Street vs. The Merger” tour bringing together entertainment workers, small business owners and politicians who oppose Paramount Skydance's plan to absorb Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 billion transaction.
About 100 people gathered at Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles for the event, which was organized by advocacy groups, the Writers Guild of America and industry workers who wanted to voice their concerns about the merger.
U.S. antitrust regulators appear poised to approve the combination, amid assurances from Paramount Skydance that the deal would not hurt other studios or creative talent. CEO David Ellison has pledged that the combined Paramount and Warner studios would stay productive by releasing at least 30 films a year. But a group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block the deal, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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