British regulator may challenge Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
'For US consumers, this merger has become a proxy fight about political influence and control of media,' according to Forrester Research.
'For US consumers, this merger has become a proxy fight about political influence and control of media,' according to Forrester Research. 'In the UK, it's being treated as a structural competition issue where regulators, not consumers, will decide.'
Original reporting: LA Times, Business.
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