Paramount Skydance reaches antitrust deal with states over Warner Bros. Discovery purchase
Summary
A group of 12 U.S. states has reached an agreement with Paramount Skydance to settle antitrust concerns about its $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal includes commitments by Paramount to invest in U.S. film production and create an independent board for news reporting, allowing the merger to proceed after regulatory approvals.Key Facts
- Paramount Skydance plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion.
- Twelve state attorneys general had raised concerns that the deal could reduce competition and raise consumer prices.
- Paramount agreed to invest $300 million annually in U.S. film production and produce 30 films each year for two years after the merger.
- Paramount will set up an independent board to ensure objective and fact-based news reporting at CBS News and CNN.
- A group of five states will monitor Paramount’s compliance with the agreement.
- The Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and regulators in many countries have already approved the merger.
- The states had planned a trial in March 2027 to block the merger before this settlement.
- Paramount owns Paramount studios, CBS News, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and Paramount+; Warner Bros. owns the Warner Bros. studio, CNN, HBO Max, and others.
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