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The Story Is Getting Out.
Press, commentary, and voices from across the industry on #BlockTheMerger
News·The New York Times·April 13, 2026
More Than 1,000 in Hollywood Sign Letter Opposing Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more than 1,000 filmmakers and industry professionals signed an open letter calling on regulators to block the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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News·NBC News
More Than 1,000 Hollywood Figures Sign Open Letter Opposing Paramount–Warner Bros. Deal
April 13, 2026Read →
News·Variety
More Than 1,000 Hollywood Figures Sign Open Letter Opposing Paramount–Warner Bros. Deal
April 13, 2026Read →
News·IndieWire
Stars Including Glenn Close, Ben Stiller Oppose Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger in Open Letter
April 13, 2026Read →
News·Deadline
More Than 1,000 Hollywood Figures Sign Letter Opposing Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger
April 13, 2026Read →
News·The Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Stars Sign Letter Opposing Paramount–Warner Bros. Deal
April 13, 2026Read →
News·BNN Bloomberg
Hollywood Heavyweights Voice 'Unequivocal Opposition' to Paramount-Warner Merger in Open Letter
April 13, 2026Read →
Press Release·Future Film Coalition
FFC Joins 1,000+ Industry Leaders Urging Action on Paramount–WBD Merger
April 13, 2026Read →
Press Release·Democracy Defenders Fund
Open Letter: 1,000+ Film Industry Leaders Oppose the Paramount–WBD Merger
April 13, 2026Read →
News·NPR All Things Considered
Hollywood and California Officials Push Back on $111 Billion Warner Bros.–Paramount Merger
April 1, 2026Read →
News·The Ankler
The Paramount-Warner Deal Isn't Inevitable. It's Starting to Unravel
March 24, 2026Read →
News·Senator Adam Schiff
ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Holds Hearing with Film Industry Leaders on Promoting and Protecting American Film Production and Jobs
March 23, 2026Read →
News·Future Film Coalition
Future Film Coalition to Testify at Senate Spotlight Hearing
March 20, 2026Read →
News·Rep. Laura Friedman
Rep. Friedman Joins Sen. Schiff's Spotlight Hearing on the Film and Television Industry
March 20, 2026Read →
Commentary·Deadline
Why Antitrust Regulators Should Reject WBD-Paramount Merger: Column
March 2026Read →
News·Variety
Jane Fonda Wears 'Block the Merger' Pin to Oscars Party and Blasts Paramount Buying Warner Bros. After 'Sinners' and 'One Battle' Win Big: 'We Have to Stop It'
March 2026Read →
News·Deadline
Noah Wyle, Other Industry Figures To Testify at Adam Schiff Hearing on Paramount Merger
March 2026Read →
Commentary·Ted Hope / Substack
To Block Media Consolidation or to Build the New Ecosystem? It Is Not Either/Or.
March 14, 2026Read →
Commentary·Jon Reiss / Substack
Fight Media Consolidation? Build a New Ecosystem? Why Not Both!
March 13, 2026Read →
Analysis·Shorenstein Center
If We Don't Shape the Future of Civic Media, the WBD-PSKY Merger Will
March 12, 2026Read →
Commentary·The Ankler
14 Dangerous Ideas for a New New Hollywood
March 3, 2026Read →
Commentary·Anthony Kaufman / Substack
What Isn't Being Said about the Paramount-WBD Merger
March 2, 2026Read →
Commentary·Jon Reiss / Substack
15 Years/15 Essential Concepts/10 Minutes
February 26, 2026Read →
News·The Wrap
The Resistance Against the Netflix–Warner Bros. Merger Is Taking Root
February 11, 2026Read →
News·The Wrap
Indie Film Coalition Urges State AGs to Block Warner Bros. Sale
January 29, 2026Read →
News·The Ankler
Sundance Day 1: Indie Film Organizes to Stop the Merger Era
January 23, 2026Read →
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Social·Mark Ruffalo / Threads
"Monopolies Are Killing Jobs, Competition, and Driving Up Prices For Us All"
2026Read →
Commentary·IndieWire
Ted Hope on the Collapse of the Independent Film System
2025Read →
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