WorldPingRob Bonta defended the antitrust settlement that allows Paramount to merge with Warner Bros. on Monday, saying in a 45-minute press conference that the deal includes independent monitoring and will result in more jobs in Hollywood.
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Settlement: What the Guilds, AGs and Activists Are Saying
Rob Bonta, Facing Skeptics, Defends ‘Very Strong’ Paramount Deal
Free Streamer Pluto TV Gets a Lifeline in Paramount-Warner Bros. Consent Decree
Paramount Shares Fall After Antitrust Deal, But Business Minds Marvel At Favorable Terms
Paramount To Keep Headquarters In Los Angeles Post-Merger: “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”
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WorldPingParamount’s settlement with the 12 Democratic state attorneys general appeared to be a Yom Kippur affair, with the final signoff coming after sundown on Sunday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingHere is a concession noone really asked for — the settlement of state attorneys generals’ anti-trust lawsuit over the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingParamount is not leaving California — at least not anytime soon.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingWhile Warner Bros. Discovery shares soared 11%, as is often the case of a company about to be acquired, while Paramount shares stumbled on news the companies’ merger will take another two weeks to complete.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
The settlement with state attorneys general says the combined company has to maintain the service for the five-year term of the deal.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPingAfter almost a year in the trenches pulling together his historic combination of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, David Ellison has finally emerged victorious.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
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