As Netflix and Paramount battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Councilmember Konstantine Anthony requested that the City of Burbank enter into litigation to prevent the sale of the studios.

The former mayor of Burbank issued a statement Thursday urging the city to intervene with the intent of "preserving jobs in the city."

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"Burbank is known as 'The Media Capital of the World' and any attempt to consolidate large media conglomerates must be scrutinized under U.S. antitrust laws," wrote Councilmember Anthony.

Paramount launched a hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost to Netflix in a high-stakes bidding war, the company announced Monday.

The Burbank City Council will have its first vote on t

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