Alex Hirsch Slams DOJ Approval of Paramount-WBD Merger as EU Review Looms

2 articles · Updated · ComicBook.com · Jun 13

Alex Hirsch blasted the U.S. Justice Department’s approval of the Paramount/Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, calling it proof that “the anti-monopoly department” had approved a monopoly.
The approval moves the tie-up a step closer after Paramount/Skydance beat Netflix for the studio behind DC, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Looney Tunes.
EU regulators still must clear the deal, and Paramount could be pushed to make major concessions, including shedding animated or children’s assets such as Nickelodeon.
Hirsch’s criticism adds a creator backlash to a merger that could reshape Hollywood ownership even as regulatory hurdles outside the U.S. remain unresolved.

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