- Paramount Skydance is taking over Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal currently under scrutiny by the European Commission.
- Potential lawsuit and EU antitrust concerns are emerging over the $110 billion transaction between Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Media.
- An antitrust lawsuit has been filed by the State of California against the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Media.
- Paramount's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is facing challenges from various states.
Coalition of 12 states filed a lawsuit against the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.
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What happened
Coalition of 12 states filed a lawsuit against the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.12 states have reached a settlement in the antitrust lawsuit against the WBD-Paramount merger.1 source
SCOTUS filing challenges the Paramount merger.1 source
- A judge granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by multiple states against the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.Sub-event
- A lawsuit has been filed in Colorado challenging the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.Sub-event
A coalition of 12 states has filed a lawsuit challenging the WBD-Paramount merger.1 source
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Part of
Paramount's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is facing challenges from various states.Also in this story
- Paramount seeks to settle the $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, facing continued opposition from a state coalition.
- A judge is considering the states' challenge to the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
The entities involved
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Warner Bros. Discovery
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Related events
- Proposed merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount is facing advocacy from groups against corporate consolidation.
- The WGA filed a separate antitrust lawsuit, while the merger faced challenges from 12 states and CEO scrutiny.
- Paramount and WBD are facing an antitrust lawsuit from states while seeking to complete a $111 billion acquisition involving CNN and CBS News.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- dailykos.com
- breitbart.com
- foxla.com
- kob.comParamount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge
- wral.comParamount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge
- lasvegassun.comParamount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge
- aljazeera.com
- ktbb.com