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Inside the PSKY–WBD Merger: Creative Backlash Meets Financial Reality
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Seth Schachner examines the growing backlash to the proposed Paramount Skydance (PSKY)–Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) merger as Hollywood creators warn of reduced competition for talent and content. He discusses the risks posed by the combined company’s heavy debt load, regulatory scrutiny around news and sports assets, and whether leadership’s no‑layoff pledge is realistic ahead of a shareholder vote. Despite opposition, Schachner sees a moderate path forward for the deal as consolidation pressures continue to build.
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