DGA and IATSE Seek Settlement While WGA Challenges Paramount-Warner Merger
Writers Guild of America joined Attorney General Bonta’s coalition to sue to overturn a $111‑billion Paramount‑Warner deal, alleging antitrust violations would erase jobs and cut pay. Unions pressed Ellison for an enforceable pledge that each studio releases 15 films annually and that U.S. production meets prior averages, warning Paramount’s $81‑billion obligations may force deep cost cuts. DGA and IATSE added pressure via a letter.