US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
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The U.S. Department of Justice approved Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring divestitures or other regulatory conditions. The deal consolidates major entertainment assets—including CBS, CNN, HBO, and multiple film franchises—under a single company, though it still faces potential legal challenges from state attorneys general and ongoing regulatory scrutiny in the UK.
Deal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys general
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has decided to approve the $111bn merger of Paramount Skydance, controlled by the Ellison family, and Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of networks like CNN and HBO.
The deal was approved by the justice department’s anti-trust division after months of review, and despite the concerns of many people in the entertainment and media industries who believe it will hurt competition by reducing the number of film studios and – most likely – merging two news networks, Paramount’s CBS News and CNN.
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