RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs

The Wrap - Oct 1, 2026

“The notion that $6 billion of cost-related synergies means the firing of all these people is just completely antiquated," says Gerry Cardinale The post RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs appeared first on TheWrap.

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