Neon CEO Tom Quinn Criticizes Paramount-Warner Bros Merger, Dismisses A24 Merger Idea as 'Ridiculous'
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Summary
Neon co-founder and CEO Tom Quinn publicly criticized the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger and industry consolidation, stating he wouldn't survive in a major studio environment. Speaking at the Produced By Conference on the Universal lot, Quinn dismissed the idea of merging with A24 as "ridiculous." His comments come shortly after Neon won its seventh Cannes Palme d'Or for the film "Fjord."
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The idea of putting two of those (companies) together — how you would you feel like if A24 and Neon merged? That would be ridiculous
Neon Boss Tom Quinn Pours Cold Water on Mergers, Pooh Poohs any kind of union with A24.
