US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
David Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026. Composite: The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images, Zuffa LLCView image in fullscreenDavid Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026. Earlier this week, the UK competition watchdog opened an investigation into the merger to determine whether it will result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK.
- ▪David Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026.
- ▪Composite: The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images, Zuffa LLCView image in fullscreenDavid Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026.
- ▪Earlier this week, the UK competition watchdog opened an investigation into the merger to determine whether it will result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK.
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David Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026. Composite: The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images, Zuffa LLCView image in fullscreenDavid Zaslav, CEO and president of Warner Bros Discovery (left) in 2025, and the Paramount CEO, David Ellison, in 2026. Composite: The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images, Zuffa LLCTrump administrationUS justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros DiscoveryDeal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys generalJeremy BarrFri 12 Jun 2026 20.54 EDTFirst published on Fri 12 Jun 2026 18.08 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump’s Department of Justice has decided to approve the $111bn merger of Paramount…
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