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The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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(Updated with California Attorney General statement) After weeks of speculation about Gavin Newsom’s true position on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the antitrust suit filed a coalition of state attorneys general, the outgoing governor of California finally weighed in publicly today. His comments come as it appears that Paramount representatives and […]
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The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his operations out of California if the deal is not approved. William Brangham discussed more with Matthew Belloni of Puck News.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 6 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. Deal.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — US and Other.
The earliest report in this entry came from PBS NewsHour (Aug 21, 2026, 22:40 UTC); the most recent came from The New York Times — Business (Aug 22, 2026, 19:20 UTC).
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