UK government signals possible intervention in Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
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Daniel Arkin, Steve Kopack
Summary
The British government, through Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, has signaled it may intervene in Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing concerns about media ownership concentration. Nandy's department has formally written to the current and proposed owners indicating she is "minded to intervene" in the deal, which has drawn regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.
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