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Paramount, California AG Meet to Settle $110B Merger Lawsuit

8/24/2026

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Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are meeting to settle the Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit.
The suit, filed by twelve state attorneys general in July 2026, challenges the $110 billion deal.
States allege the merger would control about 27% of wide-release theatrical market and over 30% of top-grossing films.
A 12-day trial is scheduled to begin March 2, 2027, in U.S. District Court.
Bonta says any settlement must include robust structural remedies, possibly divesting cable networks.

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Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are meeting to settle the Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit.
The suit, filed by twelve state attorneys general in July 2026, challenges the $110 billion deal.
States allege the merger would control about 27% of wide-release theatrical market and over 30% of top-grossing films.
A 12-day trial is scheduled to begin March 2, 2027, in U.S. District Court.
Bonta says any settlement must include robust structural remedies, possibly divesting cable networks.