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Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, clearing way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros
The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company.
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The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company.
Ellison-led Paramount will avoid daily $7m fee if the $110bn Warner Bros merger closes by September 30.
A dozen prosecutors had filed a lawsuit to try to stop the corporate operation because they considered it to be in breach of competition rules.
Paramount has reached a deal with 12 state attorneys general that removes a major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal comes just before the company was to begin accruing a $7 million daily “ticking fee” on Oct. 1, which was seen as an important milestone in the case. Bloomberg was […]