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Paramount Settlement Talks Prospects Dim For Now As Gang Of Four AGs Resist Quick Ellison Deal

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What happened

EXCLUSIVE: As Hollywood celebrates Yom Kippur tonight, a framework for a settlement of the antitrust suit hampering Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has hit some political potholes, even as some hoped for a quick deal.

Key facts

  • EXCLUSIVE: As Hollywood celebrates Yom Kippur tonight, a framework for a settlement of the antitrust suit hampering Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has hit some political potholes, even as some hoped for a quick deal.
  • Reported by Deadline and published Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:43:07 UTC.

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  1. Deal or No Deal? The Contours of a Paramount Settlement for WBD Begin to Take Shape

  2. Paramount Settlement Talks Prospects Dim For Now As Gang Of Four AGs Resist Quick Ellison Deal

  3. John Oliver Takes Swipe at David Ellison and His ‘Business Daddy’ Larry Ellison on ‘Last Week Tonight’

  4. John Oliver Takes Jab at “Soon-to-Be Business Daddy” David Ellison on ‘Last Week Tonight’

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