Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger: Report
The settlement removes a major antitrust hurdle and adds production and editorial safeguards as the combined company moves toward closing.
- Paramount reached a settlement with California and 11 other states over its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, removing a major legal obstacle.
- Under the settlement, the combined company must release at least 30 theatrical films annually, increase U.S. production spending, and meet other film distribution requirements.
- Paramount agreed to create independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN to protect editorial independence.
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The public prosecutors of twelve US states, who sought to prevent the acquisition of film studio Warner Bros. by media conglomerate Paramount through the courts, have settled the case. This clears the way for one of the largest mergers in American history, much to the displeasure of many in Hollywood.
US media giant Paramount has settled a lawsuit with several US states, paving the way for the company to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal will bring two Hollywood mainstays under the control of the Ellison family.
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