内容来源：https://www.engadget.com/2215270/the-wga-is-also-suing-to-block-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger/

内容总结：

美国编剧工会（WGA）日前提起诉讼，试图阻止派拉蒙-华纳兄弟探索公司的合并案。该工会认为，由一个亿万富翁家族掌控美国三分之一娱乐媒体产业的局面存在严重问题。

美国东部编剧工会与西部编剧工会联合发起反垄断诉讼，针对派拉蒙天空之舞传媒收购华纳兄弟探索公司的交易。诉讼指出，该交易不仅违反美国反垄断法，还将对编剧群体造成具体的商业损害。

编剧工会的诉状中提出担忧："合并后的派拉蒙-华纳兄弟实体既有动机也有能力通过压低编剧薪酬、减少作品产出量来降低成本。编剧的酬劳将更少，就业机会也将缩减。"诉状还指出，市场竞争减弱可能导致其他制片厂"集中选择风险最低的项目"，而非押注于更具原创性的概念和创意表达。诉讼特别援引2022年华纳兄弟与探索公司的合并案，以及2025年派拉蒙与天空之舞传媒的合并案，证明此类交易往往伴随裁员和成本削减。

就在昨天，美国12个州的检察长已另案提出反垄断诉讼，要求阻止该合并案。派拉蒙在今年6月以1100亿美元的交易规模获得合并批准，此前该公司经过数月激烈周旋，击退了奈飞最初提出的收购华纳兄弟探索部分业务的要约。

中文翻译：

美国编剧工会（WGA）也提起诉讼，要求阻止派拉蒙与华纳兄弟探索公司合并。
似乎有人对某个亿万富翁家族掌控美国三分之一的娱乐媒体行业颇有微词。
美国编剧工会东部和西部已联手对派拉蒙天空之舞收购华纳兄弟探索公司提起反垄断诉讼。他们指控该交易违反了美国反垄断法，并对编剧群体造成了具体的商业损害。
编剧工会的诉状提出担忧，称"合并后的派拉蒙-华纳兄弟实体既有动机也有能力通过压低编剧薪酬和减少产出量来降低成本。编剧将获得更少的报酬，工作机会也将减少。"该诉状还指出，竞争减少可能导致剩余的制片方"集中押注风险最低的项目"，而非在更具原创性的概念和创作声音上冒险。起诉书援引2022年华纳兄弟-探索公司合并案及2025年派拉蒙-天空之舞合并案作为证据，表明此类交易往往紧随裁员和削减成本而来。
就在昨天，12位州检察长另行提起反垄断诉讼以阻止该合并。派拉蒙在经历数月旷日持久的激烈周旋、成功抵御奈飞最初收购华纳兄弟探索公司部分业务的要约后，于6月赢得了这笔1100亿美元交易的批准。

英文来源：

The WGA is also suing to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
It seems some people take issue with one billionaire family overseeing a third of the US’ entertainment media.
The Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West have combined forces for an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Their case claims that the deal violates US antitrust laws as well as creating specific business harms to writers.
The writers' unions complaint raises concerns that "the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would have both the incentive and the ability to lower costs by suppressing writers' wages and reducing output. Writers will be paid less and have fewer employment opportunities." It also asserts that reduced competition could see the remaining studios "converging on the lowest-risk projects" rather than gambling on more original concepts and creative voices. The suit points to the 2022 Warner Bros.-Discover merger and the 2025 Paramount-Skydance merger as evidence that deals of this type are often succeeded by layoffs and cost-cutting.
Just yesterday, 12 state attorneys general filed a separate antitrust case to prevent the merger. Paramount won approval for the $110 billion deal in June after a protracted and aggressive few months of maneuvering where it fought off the initial bid from Netflix to acquire a portion of the WBD business.