Ari Emanuel Argues Paramount-WBD Deal Could Save Hollywood - Fightful
Emanuel says antitrust lawsuits ignore competition from Amazon and Netflix and warns Warner Bros. could struggle under its debt if the deal is blocked.
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Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel backs David Ellison and criticizes the 12-state lawsuit against the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery
Ari Emanuel Argues Paramount-WBD Deal Could Save Hollywood - Fightful
The agreed-upon deal between Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) is currently on hold due to widespread antitrust legal action. The deal has been approved by shareholders and is worth $110.9 billion. WME and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel posted an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal arguing for the deal. Excerpts from the article:…
Ari Emanuel Blasts States’ ‘Trash’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Claims It Threatens to ‘Destroy’ Competition
Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel rallied to the defense of his friend and business associate David Ellison, claiming that the state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. Emanuel, who is CEO of TKO Group and former head of Endeavor, penned an op-ed published […]
Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-WBD Deal In WSJ Op-Ed, Blasts States’ Antitrust Lawsuit As “Trash”
Ari Emanuel is throwing his weight behind Paramount’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, blasting the antitrust lawsuit against it as “trash” in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. From the headline arguing the merger “could save Hollywood” to its coda urging government regulators to let creatives “get back to trying to rip each other’s heads off,” the piece is a strong endorsement at a key moment. Once widely consider…
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