- Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s roughly $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it violates antitrust law and could delay the deal.
- Critics warn the merger would concentrate huge franchises and channels (Warner Bros., HBO Max, CNN, CBS, Paramount+) — likely raising prices, cutting films and reducing thousands of industry and local jobs.
- The Trump administration’s prior approval and the Ellison family’s ties to Trump have added political controversy and worries about media influence.
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