The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) plans to raise the “red flags” of the proposed Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery mega merger head on during a meeting with the streamer at the start of next year.
The Wggb, which counts Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne as its President, didn’t go as far as its American counterpart but General Secretary Ellie Peers said “it is only right that the Netflix Warner Bros deal faces regulatory scrutiny.” The Writers Guild of America has called for the merger, which has left Hollywood reeling, to be blocked.
“There will be understandable concern about the impact of the Netflix Warner Bros deal, particularly from our screenwriting members in TV and film,” said Peers. “A mega-merger like this raises red flags about competition, content and the implications for creators working in an increasingly global marketplace, at a time of industry contraction.”
Peers said the issue…