NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Slams Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani strongly condemned the finalized Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger following a settlement with 12 state attorneys general. Calling the $111 billion deal a monument to corruption, Mamdani expressed concern over media consolidation and the concentration of power in the hands of billionaires like David Ellison.
Why it matters
The mega-merger fundamentally reshapes the Hollywood landscape and media ecosystem, sparking intense debate over antitrust enforcement and corporate media control.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the Paramount -Warner Bros. Discovery merger following Monday’s settlement , calling it a “shameful monument to corruption.”
“America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people,” he wrote on X Tuesday afternoon. “This merger strikes a chilling blow against that freedom - and hands even more power to billionaires like David Ellison to decide what Americans see and hear, all while lifting scrutiny off the federal leaders who pushed it through.”
“This decision is a shameful monument to corruption and a betrayal that the American people won’t soon forget,” the mayor added.
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