Event Brief
Paramount settles AG antitrust case to advance WBD deal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (31)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
Summary: Paramount reached a settlement with state Attorneys General that had sued to block its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement avoids a March 2027 trial and clears the way for Paramount CEO David Ellison to take control of CNN and CBS News, with an independent editorial board to oversee both outlets.
WHO: Paramount; state Attorneys General; Paramount CEO David Ellison; independent editorial board
WHAT: Paramount settled the antitrust lawsuit brought by state Attorneys General, paving the way for its Warner Bros. Discovery takeover and new ownership of CNN and CBS News.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 8 of 8 earlier reports)
Sources (31):
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
Ars Technica,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNET News,
Deutsche Welle,
Engadget,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
KTLA,
LA Times,
Los Angeles Times,
MarketWatch,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TechCrunch,
The Independent,
The Verge,
UPI
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