US unions have called for the Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery merger to be blocked.

The US streaming giant Netflix said on Friday that it had agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery film and TV studios business in a 72 billion US dollar (£54 billion) deal.

Labour unions Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), which represent writers in film, television, radio and online media, issued a joint statement calling for the deal to be stopped.

They said it would eliminate jobs, push down wages and worsen conditions for entertainment workers, among other things.

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The statement said: “The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors

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