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Merger  \nAndrew deWaard, PhD  \nShawna Kidman, PhD Miranda Banks, PhD Pete Johnson, PhD  \nRodney Benson, PhD Cale Epps, PhD Candidate James Fleury, PhD  \nKate Fortmueller, PhD Dawn Fratini, PhD  \nMichael Gainey, PhD Candidate  \nJennifer Hessler, PhD Pete Kunze, PhD  \nDeborah Jaramillo, PhD Annemarie Navar-Gill, PhD Charlotte Orzel, PhD Karen Petruska, PhD Pawel Popiel, PhD Jennifer Porst, PhD Michael Reinhard, PhD Alex Russo, PhD Christine Smith  \nEthan Tussey, PhD  \nCaleb Ward, PhD Candidate  \nMACRO Lab  \nLead Authors  \nAndrew deWaard Associate Professor, Communication, UC San Diego Shawna Kidman  Associate Professor, Communication, UC San Diego  \nMiranda Banks  Professor, Film, TV, & Media Studies, Loyola Marymount University  \nPete Johnson  Visiting Assistant Professor, Gallatin School, New York University  \nCo-Authors  \nRodney Benson Cale Epps  \nJames Fleury  \nKate Fortmueller Dawn Fratini Michael Gainey Jennifer Hessler Pete Kunze Deborah Jaramillo Annemarie Navar-Gill Charlotte Orzel Karen Petruska Pawel Popiel Jennifer Porst Michael Reinhard Alex Russo Christine Smith Ethan Tussey  \nCaleb Ward  \nProfessor, Media, Culture, & Communication, New York University  \nPhD Candidate, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Southern California Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, Washington University Associate Professor, Film and Media History, Georgia State University Lecturer, Animation, Loyola Marymount University  \nPhD Candidate, Communication, University of California San Diego Assistant Professor, Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California Assistant Professor, Communication, Tulane University  \nProfessor, Film & Television Studies, Boston University  \nAssistant Professor, Communication, Old Dominion University Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication, Tulane University Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Gonzaga University  \nAssistant Professor, Communication, Washington State University Associate Professor, Film & Media, Emory University  \nVisiting Assistant Professor, Film & Media, Emory University  \nOrdinary Professor, Media & Communication and History, Catholic University Associate Librarian, Concordia University  \nAssociate Professor, Film & Media, Georgia State University PhD Candidate, Film & Media, Georgia State University  \nContributors  \nRyan Briggs  \nBranden Buehler  \nKathryn Burrell  \nCharlotte Howell  \nMyles McNutt  \nTimothy Piper  \nSuzanne Scott Joost van Dreunen Travis Vogan Hannah Wold  \nPhD Candidate, Radio, Television & Film, University of Texas Austin Associate Professor, Communication Media & Arts, Seton Hall University PhD Candidate, Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst Associate Professor, Communication, Boston University  \nAssociate Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts, Old Dominion University  \nAssistant Professor of Communication Studies, Furman University Associate Professor of Radio, Film & Television, University of Texas Austin Professor, New York University Stern School of Business  \nProfessor of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Iowa  \nFormer Senior Administrative Program Coordinator, Center for Entertainment & Media Industries, University of Texas Austin  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction 5  \nThe Impact on U.S. Consumers 8  \nMarket Shares 10  \nForeign Ownership & the FCC 15  \nLabor 19  \nPolitical Discourse 24  \nSports 28  \nTax Incentives 32  \nNews 37  \nLibraries and Public Access 41  \nVideo Games 47  \nAnimation 51  \nMovie Theaters 56  \nDiversity 63  \nDistribution & Media Antitrust 68  \nConclusion 73  \nAppendix: Subject Area Experts 75  \nThe Costs of Consolidation  \nIntroduction  \n“A mountain of entertainment” is the slogan of Paramount+, the streaming service operated by Paramount Skydance, but at what cost? 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