WGA Statement on Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Vote to Approve Paramount Merger

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (April 23, 2026)—The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW):

The proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery would be a disaster for writers, the entertainment industry, consumers, and the country. While shareholders approved this deal today, this merger is far from final. This proposed acquisition is exactly what our nation’s antitrust laws are designed to prevent. We are confident California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his fellow State Attorneys General will investigate this transaction fully and follow the law.

Every time media and entertainment companies merge, they promise lower prices, more choices for consumers, increased production, and improvements for workers. And every time those promises are broken; the mergers instead result in higher prices, fewer choices, significant job loss, and suppression of underrepresented voices and stories.

The Writers Guild of America urges antitrust enforcers to intervene and stop further harms to competition in an already consolidated industry. This merger can and must be blocked.

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