Article in The Wrap by Roger Cheng, 7/14/26
Headline: “Paramount-Warner Bros. May Face Devastating Delay With State Antitrust Suit | Analysis”
Subhead: “The state attorneys general’s effort lives and dies on whether it gets its request for a preliminary injunction to halt the merger granted”
“A dozen states have thrown the long-awaited wrench into the Paramount deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, raising the prospect that its plan faces a delay it can ill afford.
“The 12 state attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta, on Monday filed their lawsuit challenging the $110 billion merger, alleging the deal would reduce competition in the distribution of films and give the combined company too much power when negotiating with TV distributors. . .”
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Article in Reporters Without Borders by Staff, 7/13/26
Headline: “USA: It’s up to state attorneys general to save the US news ecosystem from the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger”
“Time is running out to stop the proposed $111 billion merger between media conglomerates Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, which would place some of the most influential news brands in the US and worldwide under the control of a single owner. . . Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges state attorneys general (AGs) to block this merger, warning that it would reduce Americans’ access to reliable information and undermine media pluralism. . .”
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