A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesOpinionTelevision industryA TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop thatThe Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene.
- ▪Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesOpinionTelevision industryA TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know.
- ▪Act now to stop thatThe Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK.
- ▪Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — Politics |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2026/jul/27/tv-cinema-paramount-warner-bros-merger-benedict-cumberbatch-alan-cumming-benedict-wong |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:32 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T05:13:56.440Z |
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Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesOpinionTelevision industryA TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop thatThe Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She shouldBenedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict WongMon 27 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTShare@font-face{font-family:Guardian Headline Full;src:url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff2) format("woff2"),url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff)…
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