LAT:
As the Writers Guild of America tries to come to terms with Hollywood studios for a new contract, the union is blasting the Walt Disney Co., Netflix and Amazon as the “new gatekeepers” of media in a new antitrust report that accuses the entertainment behemoths of anti-competitive practices.
Major acquisitions ... included Disney’s purchase of 21st Century Fox in 2019 and Amazon’s acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which was completed last year.
#WGA
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-08-17/wga-writers-strike-disney-amazon-netflix-sag-aftra-antitrust-report
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