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Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could impact 4,500 jobs in L.A., report says

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A new report shows that the proposed Paramount- Warner Bros. Discovery merger could significantly hurt the production industry in Los Angeles County. According to an Aug. 18 report presented to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, …

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  1. Variety

    Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Cost 4,500 L.A. Production Jobs, Report Finds (opens Variety)

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    The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. could cost about 4,500 film and TV jobs over three years, according to a new report issued by Los Angeles County. The report, prepared by CVL Economics, argues that the merger would accelerate the downturn in L.A.

  2. Breitbart News

    Study: Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Could Mean Mass Job Losses for Hollywood (opens Breitbart News)

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    If Paramount acquires Warner Bros. Discovery it will still mean a loss of thousands of jobs in Hollywood over the next three years.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Report: 4,500 LA film, TV jobs at risk in Paramount-Warner Bros. merger (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could put about 4,500 film and television jobs in Los Angeles County at risk over three years and threaten billions of dollars in regional economic activity, according to a final county report released today.

  4. New York Post

    LA County releases claim about number of Hollywood jobs to go under Paramount-Warner Bros. merger (opens New York Post)

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    Over 10,000 jobs may be on the chopping block as a proposed mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. threatens to trigger a massive economic chaos.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Report estimates jobs impact of proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    File – Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif.; Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles.

  6. Foxla

    Proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger risks 4,500 LA film and TV jobs, report warns (opens Foxla)

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    A proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could endanger thousands of local entertainment jobs and wipe out billions in regional economic activity over the next three years, according to a final county report released Wednesday.

  7. KTLA Los Angeles

    Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could impact 4,500 jobs in L.A., report says (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    A new report shows that the proposed Paramount- Warner Bros. Discovery merger could significantly hurt the production industry in Los Angeles County. According to an Aug. 18 report presented to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, …

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his operations out of California if the deal is no…