Paramount Skydance meets with DOJ about WBD deal, allows critics to listen in on talks: sources
Paramount Skydance is in discussions with the DOJ regarding its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The meeting included state attorneys general who are considering legal action against the merger due to concerns about job losses and competition. Paramount executives argue that the deal will ultimately benefit the industry and save jobs.
- ▪Paramount Skydance officials met with DOJ antitrust regulators to discuss their merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
- ▪State attorneys general participated in the meeting, with some expressing intentions to challenge the deal.
- ▪Opponents of the merger claim it will lead to fewer jobs and less competition in the media industry.
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Charles Gasparino Media exclusive Paramount Skydance meets with DOJ about WBD deal, allows critics to listen in on talks: sources By Charles Gasparino Published May 29, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Paramount Skydance officials were recently deposed by the Trump administration’s antitrust cops as the media giant pushes for quick regulatory approval of its $81 billion deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, On The Money has learned. The powwow on the merger – which has raised hackles with left-wing media types who have claimed it will spark an employment crisis across Hollywood – took place between two senior Paramount executives and the DOJ about two weeks ago, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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