Mark Ruffalo urges EU to block $111B Paramount-Warner merger, warning of media oligarchy threat
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Mark Ruffalo and activist Stephanie Brancaforte have co-signed an open letter urging European regulators to protect media freedom and cultural diversity amid a proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance (owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison) and Warner Bros. Discovery. The letter warns that the mega-merger would concentrate enormous media power in the hands of a Trump-aligned oligarch, threatening European creative industries, independent journalism, and cultural sovereignty. The authors call on the European Union to use its regulatory power to block or impose conditions on the deal, framing it as a critical battle for the soul of media rather than a distant Hollywood soap opera.
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"Gli europei potrebbero essere tentati di alzare gli occhi al cielo davanti a questa lontana soap opera hollywoodiana, ma si tratta a tutti gli effetti di una battaglia per l'anima dei media – e l'Europa può esercitare un potere sostanziale per il bene comune."
"L'Europa protegga libertà dei media dagli oligarchi"
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