UK Government Signals Likely Intervention in Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover
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Leo Barraclough
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The British government, led by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, has signaled it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing concerns over media plurality. Nandy informed Parliament that her department has written to both current and proposed owners indicating she is "minded to intervene" in the deal.
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VarietyUK Government Signals Likely Intervention in Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Takeovervariety.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledFollowing engagement with the parties and independent research, my department has today written to the current and proposed owners of Warner Bros Discovery on my behalf to inform them that I am minded to intervene.
Lisa Nandy, the U.K.'s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said in a written statement to Parliament on Tuesday
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