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UK won't intervene in Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
Story by Wyatte Grantham-Philips - The Independent British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The UK.'s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up does not pose a “substantial lessening of competition” in the country. Meanwhile,...
A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong Source: The Guardian UK - Monday 27 July 2026 The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. Though it has yet to become front-page news in the UK, you should know about the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger. It threatens to inflict immense harm on the British public. As actors and public figures who have spent our careers in the arts in Britain – working...
To: Pact and all UK streamers, studios & broadcasters
End long hours culture in film & TV “I cried at work from pure exhaustion, it was humiliating. I never see my family, I neglect most of my personal life to be able to keep up with the hours.”Anonymous Behind the glitzy image of film and TV is a workforce pushed to the limit. Workers are routinely asked to "break turnaround". A worker is considered to have ‘broken turnaround’ when they are required by their employer to return to work within less than 11 consecutive hours in each 24-hour...
Networking: the cheat codes
A practical, stress‑free networking workshop for people working in film and TV Source: The Film & TV Charity Hate networking? Avoid it? Or feel stuck not knowing where to start? Networking – The Cheat Codes is a free, online workshop designed for people working across the film and TV industries who want to build meaningful connections – without the awkwardness, small talk exhaustion, or wasted emails. This session is particularly helpful if you’ve ever struggled with unanswered emails, felt...
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