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Paramount settlement adds editorial boards for CNN and CBS
By The BriefBrief · Sources (25)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM ET
Summary: Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that sued to block its $110bn Warner Bros Discovery merger. The deal includes independent editorial boards to oversee CNN and CBS, amid concerns about political pressure influencing coverage, and is tied to avoiding a daily $7m fee if the merger closes by September 30.
WHO: Paramount Skydance; California and 11 other state attorneys general
WHAT: Settlement reached with states over the proposed Warner Bros Discovery merger, including independent editorial boards for CNN and CBS.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: To resolve state lawsuits seeking to block the $110bn merger and to avoid a daily $7m fee if the merger closes by September 30.
Sources (25):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Engadget,
Financial Times,
Global News Canada,
LA Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TechCrunch,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
The Verge,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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