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  • Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

    04/23/2026 8:41:30 AM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 24 replies
    Associated Press ^ | April 23, 2024 | Wyatt Grantham-Phillips
    An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line… That corporate drama may now be over, but the implications remain. Thousands of actors, directors, writers and other industry professionals have voiced “unequivocal opposition” to the deal, in a letter arguing that further consolidation will lead to job losses and fewer choices for filmmakers and movie goers… The merger would bring together two of Hollywood’s remaining five legacy studios. It would also join two major streaming platforms — Paramount+ and...