Tag: European Commission

The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act would force platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram to operate under different engagement rules for users under 18, restricting recommendations, autoplay, infinite scroll, notifications and profiling. Age verification would become a distribution layer…

Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition faces a temporary court block as 12 state attorneys general pursue a longer injunction, turning regulatory delay into a direct financial burden through a ticking fee worth roughly $650 million per quarter…

Paramount’s EU talks show the regulatory cost of its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger could be manageable, with a potential exit from its Universal Pictures international distribution JV on the table. That concession would address competition concerns while preserving…

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal review of Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, examining whether the combined company could reduce competition across U.K. television, streaming, advertising, sports rights, and content licensing…

Paramount-WBD’s $110 billion merger has shareholder approval, but regulators in the U.S., U.K., and EU now control how much value survives the process. State attorneys general add another layer of risk, while scrutiny around streaming pricing, bundling, content access, labor,…

Paramount's merger with Skydance got the green light from the SEC and European Commission, but it's not smooth sailing just yet. The FCC is digging into the deal, partly due to renewed political drama around CBS News, and shareholders are…