Paramount Bets on Free-Speech Defense to Seal Warner Bros. Merger
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Paramount leans on a First Amendment defense to push its $111B Warner Bros. merger toward a July close, arguing courts shouldn’t treat potential editorial control as an antitrust harm; with lawsuits from consumers, several states, the DOJ, and the EU looming over streaming, distribution, and news, Paramount contends that blocking the deal on newsroom-related concerns would trample free speech and expand antitrust law, while DOJ officials stress the value of viewpoint diversity in news markets.
- Paramount’s First Amendment Case for Why It Deserves Warner Bros. The Hollywood Reporter
- EU Kicks Off Probe of Paramount's $24 Billion in Middle Eastern Funding for Warner Bros. Deal Variety
- Paramount accuses Netflix of ‘scorched-earth’ campaign against Warner Bros. deal NBC News
- Paramount-WBD Merger Cleared By Australia Deadline
- Foreign Investments in Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Under Review by European Union The Hollywood Reporter
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