The Pitt star Noah Wyle will be among those testifying at a hearing led by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Friday, touching on Paramount‘s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as the the push for a federal tax incentive.
The hearing, called “Lights, Camera, Competition”: Promoting American Film Production,” will be in Burbank, and is called a “spotlight hearing,” which lawmakers hold to focus on a particular issue.
Also scheduled to testify will be IATSE President Matthew Loeb; Jax Deluca, executive director of the Future Film Coalition and research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy; and Jim Acosta, the independent journalist and former CNN host and correspondent. Other speakers are expected to be announced.
Schiff said in a statement, “There are many pressures facing the entertainment industry workforce – from generous tax incentives offered by other countries, to the potential merger of two of Hollywood’s biggest studios. This merger must be subject to the highest levels of scrutiny to determine its impact on American jobs, freedom of speech, and the future of one of our nation’s greatest exports.”
Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) have previously sought commitments from Paramount and Netflix to protect jobs when both companies were still in the running to buy Warner Bros.
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