Bonta Accuses Ellison of Misinformation in WBD Merger Fight
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta pens a Deadline guest column arguing that Paramount Skydance's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would concentrate film distribution and cable markets, reducing competition and harming consumers; he frames the suit as a straight antitrust action, notes a court schedule for March 2027, and accuses Ellison of spreading misinformation and using side deals to influence the deal while the case proceeds in court.
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