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Paramount reaches settlement with states in $110bn Warner Bros merger

The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company.

Tarun Mottlia

Via BBC News

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Paramount reaches settlement with states in $110bn Warner Bros merger
Image: Image caption, A coalition of states led by California had challenged the deal, raising concerns over competition across film and television.

Paramount Skydance has settled a lawsuit with a dozen US states, paving the way for its $110bn (£82.8bn) merger with Warner Bros Discovery.

Under the agreement, Paramount must produce at least 30 films a year and ensure a certain percentage are made in the US, or face penalties including selling off parts of its business.

Paramount has also promised to create an editorial independence board to oversee CBS News and CNN, the news network owned by Warner Bros Discovery which…

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