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Paramount settles state lawsuit blocking Warner merger
By The BriefBrief · Sources (28)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: Paramount reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that had sued to block its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. A proposed consent decree filed with the court removes a major roadblock and includes requirements such as minimum [details not provided].
WHO: Paramount; California and 11 other states
WHAT: Paramount settled a lawsuit seeking to block its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger, via a proposed consent decree.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The settlement resolves the states’ lawsuit challenging the planned merger.
How this story developed (showing 3 of 3 earlier reports)
Sources (28):
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
Ars Technica,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNET News,
Deutsche Welle,
Engadget,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
KTLA,
LA Times,
MarketWatch,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TechCrunch,
The Independent,
The Verge,
UPI
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