Proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger risks 4,500 LA film and TV jobs, report warns

A proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could endanger thousands of local entertainment jobs and wipe out billions in regional economic activity over the next three years, according to a final county report released Wednesday. The report, prepared by CVL Economics for the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and the L.A. County Film Office,…