International Cinema Union Criticizes Europe’s Approval of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘It Has Based Its Decision on Too Narrow a Scope’

The European Commission has approved the Paramount-Warner Bros merger—but Europe's cinema operators aren't happy about it. The International Union of Cinemas, representing theater chains across thirty-nine territories, is criticizing the decision, per Variety. UNIC says the Commission based its approval on too narrow a scope, though the union did welcome at least one regulatory requirement imposed on Paramount.

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