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The Justice Department has approved the $111 billion mega-merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. "This has been one of the most shallow and corrupt merger review processes we've ever seen, and it has been marked by Paramount … wooing and capitulating to the Trump administration at every...

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The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a major roadblock when California’s attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it, citing antitrust concerns. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his operations out of California if the deal isn’t approved. William Brangham discussed with Matthew Belloni of Puck News.
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The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a major roadblock when California’s attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it, citing antitrust concerns. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his operations out of California if the deal isn’t approved. William Brangham discussed with Matthew Belloni of Puck News.

PBS News

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Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery cleared another hurdle Monday, bringing the $110 billion mega-merger of two Hollywood heavyweights one step closer to reality. Twelve states agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuit that they filed in July against Paramount, the parent company of CBS News. Jo Ling Kent breaks down what Paramount agreed to in the settlement.
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Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery cleared another hurdle Monday, bringing the $110 billion mega-merger of two Hollywood heavyweights one step closer to reality. Twelve states agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuit that they filed in July against Paramount, the parent company of CBS News. Jo Ling Kent breaks down what Paramount agreed to in the settlement.

CBS Mornings

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CNN: "It's official. The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is all done, and CNN has a new parent company." "Breaking news this morning--and the news is us." Read more: "This creates one of the largest media companies in the world."
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CNN: "It's official. The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is all done, and CNN has a new parent company." "Breaking news this morning--and the news is us." Read more: "This creates one of the largest media companies in the world."

RealClearPolitics

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🚨 LMAO! CNN is now under corporate control of DONALD TRUMP ALLIES following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger TRUMP: "They allowed the merger? Oh, I'm happy about that! It's gonna be a great company. Terrific people." David Ellison is chairman and CEO of Skydance. His family holds the voting shares It's glorious! 🤣
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🚨 LMAO! CNN is now under corporate control of DONALD TRUMP ALLIES following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger TRUMP: "They allowed the merger? Oh, I'm happy about that! It's gonna be a great company. Terrific people." David Ellison is chairman and CEO of Skydance. His family holds the voting shares It's glorious! 🤣

Eric Daugherty

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CNN has been sold to MAGA Billionaire. Warner Bro’s Discovery (WBD) has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a major deal. The deal would transfer ownership of WBD (including CNN) to Paramount Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison (son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a billionaire with close ties to President Trump).
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CNN has been sold to MAGA Billionaire. Warner Bro’s Discovery (WBD) has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a major deal. The deal would transfer ownership of WBD (including CNN) to Paramount Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison (son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a billionaire with close ties to President Trump).

Patricia 🇺🇸

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Javier Bardem reacts to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger freeze, saying that consolidating Hollywood to "two or three big studios" could worsen job losses in Los Angeles and New York. "I may be wrong, I may be right, but the only thing I want to support is the jobs — and the quality of the jobs." Bardem, along with over 1,400 other Hollywood creatives, signed an open letter opposing the $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Javier Bardem reacts to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger freeze, saying that consolidating Hollywood to "two or three big studios" could worsen job losses in Los Angeles and New York. "I may be wrong, I may be right, but the only thing I want to support is the jobs — and the quality of the jobs." Bardem, along with over 1,400 other Hollywood creatives, signed an open letter opposing the $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Variety

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MASSIVE MEDIA MERGER! 🚨 Paramount officially completed its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery—forming Skydance! CNN, CBS, and HBO are all under ONE roof now. The mainstream media shakeup is finally happening, and the fake-news media elite is panicking. Time for REAL accountability in news! 🇺🇸🔥
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MASSIVE MEDIA MERGER! 🚨 Paramount officially completed its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery—forming Skydance! CNN, CBS, and HBO are all under ONE roof now. The mainstream media shakeup is finally happening, and the fake-news media elite is panicking. Time for REAL accountability in news! 🇺🇸🔥

Ryan Fournier

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Jason Blum says the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is “not surprising" and that David Ellison will “take very good care of Warner Bros.” #PGAAwards
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Jason Blum says the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is “not surprising" and that David Ellison will “take very good care of Warner Bros.” #PGAAwards

Variety

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$PSKY CEO David Ellison feels he has no choice but to threaten to move Paramount out of California if the state's attorney general won't negotiate with him on the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, says Puck's Matthew Belloni.
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$PSKY CEO David Ellison feels he has no choice but to threaten to move Paramount out of California if the state's attorney general won't negotiate with him on the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, says Puck's Matthew Belloni.

Squawk Box

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Paramount Skydance has settled lawsuits brought by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild trade union, a move that will allow the company to close its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Erik Larson reports
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Paramount Skydance has settled lawsuits brought by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild trade union, a move that will allow the company to close its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Erik Larson reports

Bloomberg

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.President Donald J. Trump on the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger: "They're terrific people and it's going to be a great company... That's a great merger. I'm glad they let it go."
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.President Donald J. Trump on the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger: "They're terrific people and it's going to be a great company... That's a great merger. I'm glad they let it go."

Rapid Response 47

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A day after Paramount Skydance and a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, questions remain about whether the deal does enough to protect consumers and competition. Geoff Bennett speaks to Oliver Darcy for more.
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A day after Paramount Skydance and a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, questions remain about whether the deal does enough to protect consumers and competition. Geoff Bennett speaks to Oliver Darcy for more.

PBS News

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Puck’s Dylan Byers believes California AG Rob Bonta has a weak case for blocking the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Byers says the suit relies on an “archaic” definition of the media market focused on theatrical and cable distribution, rather than the digital platforms actually dominating attention: “David Ellison wants Warner Bros. Discovery to have some semblance of the scale that would be required to compete in a world that is dominated by Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, Apple, Amazon, the list goes on.” “The notion that somehow a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery is going to be this massive, dominant business that is going to corner every aspect of the market...that’s just not real.” “I think Bonta has an uphill climb in that regard. But he can certainly create headaches, and certainly legal fees, for Ellison for many months.”
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Puck’s Dylan Byers believes California AG Rob Bonta has a weak case for blocking the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Byers says the suit relies on an “archaic” definition of the media market focused on theatrical and cable distribution, rather than the digital platforms actually dominating attention: “David Ellison wants Warner Bros. Discovery to have some semblance of the scale that would be required to compete in a world that is dominated by Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, Apple, Amazon, the list goes on.” “The notion that somehow a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery is going to be this massive, dominant business that is going to corner every aspect of the market...that’s just not real.” “I think Bonta has an uphill climb in that regard. But he can certainly create headaches, and certainly legal fees, for Ellison for many months.”

TBPN

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⛔️Breaking news ‼️ ⛔️ It's official! Jared Kushner was instrumental in getting the Paramount bid approved by Warner Bros shareholders, which means Kushner and the Trump family stand to profit from the merger‼️
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⛔️Breaking news ‼️ ⛔️ It's official! Jared Kushner was instrumental in getting the Paramount bid approved by Warner Bros shareholders, which means Kushner and the Trump family stand to profit from the merger‼️

Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT.

119,896 views • 5 months ago

Former CBS Evening News co-anchor and legendary journalist Connie Chung on the Paramount-Skydance merger: "I fear the end of CBS as I knew it.
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Former CBS Evening News co-anchor and legendary journalist Connie Chung on the Paramount-Skydance merger: "I fear the end of CBS as I knew it.

David Goodman

491,871 views • 1 year ago

The DOJ approved the Paramount-Warner Bros merger without even telling the department's lawyers who were ready to shut it down. The next day David Ellison got dinner with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. This is more than media consolidation, it's oligarchy consolidation.
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The DOJ approved the Paramount-Warner Bros merger without even telling the department's lawyers who were ready to shut it down. The next day David Ellison got dinner with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. This is more than media consolidation, it's oligarchy consolidation.

More Perfect Union

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Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that had sued to stop its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, California attorney general announced, paving the way for one of the largest media mergers in history
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Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that had sued to stop its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, California attorney general announced, paving the way for one of the largest media mergers in history

Reuters

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We cannot ignore the dangers of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. It threatens free speech, drives up costs and limits access to independent news. Corporate consolidation like this strikes at the heart of art and creative expression—the very magic that connects us as humans.
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We cannot ignore the dangers of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. It threatens free speech, drives up costs and limits access to independent news. Corporate consolidation like this strikes at the heart of art and creative expression—the very magic that connects us as humans.

Cory Booker

15,715 views • 5 months ago