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Bonta’s settlement clears Paramount–Warner merger; critics call concessions hollow

Bedoya finds film commitment is lower than current output

1 Sep 21 12:00 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 1 of 3

Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya examined the settlement's wording and found the company is only committing to distributing 30 films and making 15 (co-produceable with other studios) versus the 18 films it made last year.

“California Attorney General Rob Bonta just surrendered to the Trump-aligned Ellison billionaires who want to take over and destroy Warners, merging it with the chudded out husk they've made of Paramount, leaving these two colossal, corrupt, useless assholes to control Warners, Paramount and Tiktok”

Cory Doctorow, Author, Pluralistic · memeorandum ↗

Rob BontaRob Bonta California Attorney GeneralDavid Ellison Head of Skydance/ParamountMatt StollerMatt Stoller Antitrust writerAlvaro Bedoya Former FTC CommissionerCory DoctorowCory Doctorow Author, Pluralistic newsletter

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