Paramount Settles with 12 States, Moves Closer to Warner Acquisition

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Paramount Skydance, the major American media company, has reached a settlement with 12 states, including California, in a lawsuit in which they had sought to block its acquisition of rival Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement, announced on the 21st, includes conditions such as guaranteeing the editorial independence of Warner's CNN television network. In February, Paramount outbid Netflix, the major American streaming company, agreeing to acquire Warner, including debt, for approximately 110 billion dollars, or about 17 trillion yen. The states, meanwhile, had filed suit in July, arguing the acquisition violated antitrust law. With this settlement, the birth of a corporate giant that will reshape the landscape of the film and television markets has drawn closer.

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The settlement removes state antitrust opposition, moving Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closer to completion.

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