Ellison Skips Senate Hearing as Family Death Shifts Paramount-Warner Merger Spotlight

Paramount’s $111 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery will proceed with a Senate antitrust hearing, but David Ellison won’t testify due to a death in the family; Paramount says he’s attending a funeral, despite pressure from Sen. Booker for him to appear, as lobbying and opposition to the deal from lawmakers and industry groups intensify.