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Paramount Settles States' Antitrust Suit, Clears Path for $110B Warner Bros. DealState AGs and CNN, Verge confirm deal terms clear merger hurdle
3 Sep 21 2:00 PM · 2d ago · 48 articles · 6 videos · 24 posts · 6 sources · development 3 of 8
The state attorneys general who sued in July over fears the combined company would wield too much industry power formally agree to settle, and outlets report the deal removes the major legal hurdle to closing.
David Ellison Paramount Skydance CEO
Rob Bonta California Attorney GeneralTish James New York Attorney General
Gavin Newsom California GovernorMike Schur Screenwriter and showrunner
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🟠 UPDATE Paramount Skydance Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Over Warner Bros. Acquisition Settlement with California and 11 other states clears major legal hurdles. Deal imposes commitments on film production, jobs, and editorial independence at CNN and CBS News. 📰 https://www. france24.com/en/americas/20260…
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Paramount reaches deal with California, other states over Warner merger https://www. nbcnews.com/business/media/par amount-reaches-settlement-states-warner-bros-discovery-merger-rcna598645?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Top Stories in News @ top-stories-in-news-thenewsdesk
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This will not bode well for CNN jobs: “It will cut jobs and raise prices, all as it consolidates the media even more to enable authoritarians.” https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/busines s/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share via @NYTimes
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Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros. (Bloomberg) https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-09-21/paramount-to-settle-lawsuits-paving-way-for-warner-bros-merger?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTk5OTc1MSwiZXhwIjoxNzkwNjA0NTUxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEw…
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Paramount reaches a settlement with the US states suing to block its WBD acquisition, after four states that opposed a deal conceded over the weekend (Bloomberg) https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-09-21/paramount-to-settle-lawsuits-paving-way-for-warner-bros-merger?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3J…
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Paramount has reached a settlement with a coalition of 12 state attorneys general to resolve an antitrust lawsuit, removing a significant legal hurdle as the company moves toward its merger with Skydance. The agreement reportedly includes concessions regarding channel bundling and limitations that could impact how services like CNN are packaged. -…
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"Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant. By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery": https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/busines s/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html # media # extremism
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Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/busines s/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Most Emailed @ most-emailed-newyorktimes
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# BBC # News Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, helping clear way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros
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