A potential merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is facing opposition from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Writers Guild of America, who warn the deal would consolidate control of major news and entertainment outlets under a single conglomerate.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) criticized the proposal on November 15, claiming that the merger would place dozens of major news and entertainment outlets under one corporate roof and calling it “a terrible deal.”

The deal, should it proceed , would bring CNN—currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery—under the umbrella of Paramount Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison and backed by his father, Oracle co-founder and prominent Trump ally Larry Ellison. According to those familiar with the matter, the Ellisons are pursuing CN

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