Statements & Resources
Official statements, analysis, and educational materials about media consolidation and its impact on independent film.
Statements
Archival Producers Alliance Comment to the UK DCMS on Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Comment filed with the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport urging intervention in the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Joint IDA & DFC Comment to the UK DCMS on the Paramount Skydance Merger
Joint comment from the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Documentary Film Council (DFC) filed with the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport on media plurality and the impact of the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger on independent documentary.
Democracy Defenders Fund Letter to the UK DCMS on the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Letter to the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the media plurality, press freedom, and democratic risks of the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Future Film Coalition Statement for House Judiciary Subcommittee
Statement for the Record for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (January 7, 2026).
Cinema United Statement for the Record
Statement for the Record submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee (January 7, 2026).
Writers Guild of America Statement for the Record
Joint statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) for the House Judiciary Subcommittee (January 7, 2026).
Netflix and Paramount deals are both wrong for Warner Bros Discovery – and democracy
Op-ed on how media consolidation endangers free speech, audience choice, and democracy.
Testimony: Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the antitrust implications of the proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Media Mergers Are a Bad Deal for Everyone
Free Press analysis on how media consolidation harms consumers, workers, and democracy.
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