The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Running Out of Roadblocks
Earlier this year, Paramount struck a $111 billion deal to acquire competitor Warner Bros. Discovery, and legal and regulatory challenges both in the U.S. and abroad swiftly followed. As part of the clearance, Paramount will keep British Channel 5 News’ editorial direction separate from CBS and CNN.
- ▪Earlier this year, Paramount struck a $111 billion deal to acquire competitor Warner Bros.
- ▪Discovery, and legal and regulatory challenges both in the U.S. and abroad swiftly followed.
- ▪As part of the clearance, Paramount will keep British Channel 5 News’ editorial direction separate from CBS and CNN.
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- ▪ Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros — The Guardian — US
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Earlier this year, Paramount struck a $111 billion deal to acquire competitor Warner Bros. Discovery, and legal and regulatory challenges both in the U.S. and abroad swiftly followed. Now, it seems the controversial merger is getting rid of each challenge one by one, a concerning sign for many critics who want the merger stopped.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000795252","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"commerce","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"commerce","TAGS":"david-ellison,david-zaslav,paramount,warner-bros-discovery","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); On Thursday, the merger got…
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