Paramount Warner Bros Deal

EU clears Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with conditions.

EU Approves Paramount's Takeover Of Warner Bros - Joe.My.God.

EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US

European Union gives OK to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions

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The European Commission approved Paramount Skydance’s roughly $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the transaction for the European Union. The clearance is conditional on Paramount ending its international film-distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures, including a 13-month post-closing deadline to exit the arrangement. EU antitrust regulators said that commitment addressed concerns about combining Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s theatrical distribution operations, but the merger remains stalled in the U.S. because of litigation and challenges from state attorneys general.

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