{"id":2303216,"date":"2026-02-27T15:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2303216"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:04:25","slug":"paramounts-warner-win-international-leaders-say-takeover-could-be-horror-movie-for-job-cuts-ponder-whats-in-it-for-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paramounts-warner-win-international-leaders-say-takeover-could-be-horror-movie-for-job-cuts-ponder-whats-in-it-for-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount\u2019s Warner Win: International Leaders Say Takeover Could Be Horror Movie For Job Cuts &#038; Ponder What\u2019s In It For Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">International leaders are responding to the bombshell news overnight that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0144901\/\">Netflix<\/a> is stepping away from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0002663\/\">Warner Bros<\/a> deal, paving the way for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1911103\/\">David Ellison<\/a> to finally get his shiny new toy.<\/p>\n<p>While there is a level of weariness over a sale most we spoke to would rather wasn\u2019t on the table at all, plenty have strong feelings, both for and against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0858764\/\">Paramount<\/a>\u2019s \u2018victory\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and EU regulators will have their say, so this isn\u2019t the final chapter in the saga, but the most immediate concern raised to us was for the number of job losses that could come to pass due to duplication of roles. \u201cThe cuts will be brutal,\u201d a longtime studio leader told us.<\/p>\n<p>Other structural concerns were raised, from the health of the broader industry to creative diversity and political ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran regional studio head told us: \u201cJust the debt repayment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International leaders are responding to the bombshell news overnight that Netflix is stepping away from the Warner Bros deal, paving the way for David Ellison to finally get his shiny new toy. 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