Hollywood Unions Sound The Alarm Over Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal [Forbes]
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and HBO, and none is anticipating a happy ending for their constituencies should the deal go through as expected. The blockbuster acquisition would reshape the entertainment landscape, giving Netflix ownership of Batman, Harry Potter and the series Game of Thrones , among other franchises and characters. The Writers Guild of America, which represents about 12,000 writers across film, television, and other media, came forward with the strongest dissention. The WGA East and West issuing a joint statement on Instagram and other channels soon after the news broke on December 5 stating the potential sale “must be blocked” by lawmakers. “The world's largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent,” the statement notes. “The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers, raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry
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- What does the Netflix-WBD deal mean to the future of streaming? [Los Angeles Times (CA)]Los Angeles Times
- Hollywood unions alarmed by Netflix's $72 billion Warner Bros deal [Yahoo! Finance Canada]Yahoo! Finance Canada
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