L.A. County Joins Fight Against Mega-Merger | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Twelve states are already challenging the $81 billion Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning it could crush competition, spike prices, and slash film content — and now Los Angeles County is poised to join the fight. A county supervisor says the deal threatens thousands of local jobs, from actors to caterers, and could cripple Hollywood’s economy. While Paramount argues the merger will build a stronger rival to streaming giants and defend jobs, the DOJ has already approved it. States are demanding a pause, ready to seek a restraining order, as the entertainment capital braces for legal battle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a147392ebf05d228