California moves to block massive Warner Bros. and Paramount Hollywood merger

• The Writers Guild of America Tuesday sued to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. • Discovery on the grounds that it violates federal antitrust law and would cause harm to writers. • The guild’s lawsuit, filed jointly by the WGA East and West in the Northern District of California, alleges that Paramount Skydance’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

• NEW YORK (AP) — The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. • Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause “specific harm” to movie and TV writers working across the U.S.

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• Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to make resold concert or game tickets cheaper. • “We want folks who are buying tickets to be protected from being gouged,” D.C. • Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said.