Tag: Rob Bonta

Paramount secured a settlement with California and 11 other states that would clear its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, pending court approval. The deal locks in theatrical output, U.S. production spending, and separate cable negotiations, but it doesn't require…

Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal is getting support from an AI-powered campaign pressuring California Attorney General Rob Bonta, including software that turned one anti-merger submission into a pro-merger letter. The push comes before October 1, when closing delays…

The DGA and IATSE are backing a settlement that would let Paramount's $110 billion WBD acquisition move forward in exchange for nine binding conditions protecting production volume, theatrical windows, third-party licensing, domestic production, HBO distribution and Paramount's Los Angeles headquarters.…

Paramount is threatening to move its headquarters and parts of its operations out of California unless Attorney General Rob Bonta negotiates a settlement in the state’s lawsuit challenging its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. David Ellison is using jobs,…

Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces a state-led antitrust lawsuit challenging its impact on theatrical film distribution and basic cable licensing, despite federal clearance. The case threatens Paramount’s September closing target and could force asset sales, licensing commitments,…

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,…