The deal which was heavily pushed by trump, who also personally sabotaged a previous deal with Netflix which would have kept Warner Bros apolitical, is part of the fascist right wing's prolonged campaign to take over all of American media to cover up information, like trump being a central figure in the epstein list and covering up his regime's historical level of corruption.
这项交易在特朗普大力推动下达成,他还亲自破坏过之前与Netflix的交易,那份交易本来能让华纳兄弟保持政治中立。这是右翼法西斯势力长期 campaign 的一部分,旨在控制美国所有媒体,掩盖诸如特朗普是爱泼斯坦名单核心人物这类信息,以及掩盖其政权历史上前所未有的腐败。
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) - California and 11 states sued to block Paramount's (PSKY.O), opens new tab $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab, alleging the deal would create a media behemoth with the power to raise prices in film and television.
纽约/洛杉矶,7月13日(路透社)—— 加利福尼亚州和11个州提起诉讼,要求阻止派拉蒙(PSKY.O)以1100亿美元收购华纳兄弟探索公司(WBD.O),指控该交易将打造一个媒体巨头,拥有提高电影和电视价格的能力。
The lawsuit, opens new tabfiled in Oakland federal court, threatens to derail Paramount CEO David Ellison's bid to transform his company into a major rival of Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab and Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab.
此案在加州奥克兰联邦法院提起,威胁要阻碍派拉蒙首席执行官大卫·埃里森(David Ellison)将公司打造为Netflix(NFLX.O)和迪士尼(DIS.N)主要竞争对手的计划。
States including New York, Arizona and Minnesota argued the deal would harm theaters and television distributors, raising prices for consumers and making wages less competitive for workers.
包括纽约、亚利桑那和明尼苏达在内的多个州主张,该交易将损害电影院和电视分销商的利益,抬高消费者价格,并使员工的薪资竞争力下降。
"After this merger, for every dollar generated by wide-release theatrical films and basic cable channels in this country, the combined company will pocket more than a quarter," the states said in the lawsuit, adding, "This merger, in short, would create a media behemoth."
各州在诉讼中表示:“合并之后,针对美国Wide-release(大规模公映)电影和基础有线频道产生的每一美元收入,合并后的公司将截留超过四分之一。”他们还补充道:“简言之,此次合并将催生一个媒体巨头。”
Paramount said the lawsuit distorts settled antitrust law and is based on a misrepresentation of competition in the entertainment industry.
派拉蒙表示,该诉讼扭曲了既定的反垄断法,并基于对娱乐行业竞争状况的曲解。