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Brazil's Cade Clears Panco to Buy Nutrella Bread Brand
Brazil's antitrust regulator approves Panco's $937K purchase of Nutrella bread brand.
Dealroom · 1m
Expedia class-action lawsuit claims monopoly pricing
Expedia faces class-action lawsuit for allegedly monopolizing hotel prices through strict online contracts.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Paramount-Warner merger threatens democracy
Media giant Skydance's $110 billion merger risks democratic media independence.
The Conversation · 1m
Shareholder Sues Compass Over Backchannel Deal
Shareholder claims Compass used backchannel tactics to bypass antitrust reviews for $1.6B real estate merger.
The Real Deal · 1m
DOJ Investigates Major News Networks for Antitrust Violations
DOJ probes ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox News for antitrust breach after they stopped covering White House events.
Adweek · 1m
Compass MLS Lawsuits Strategy
Compass sues MLSs to stop fines for public listings, claiming anticompetitive rules.
The Real Deal · 1m
Sunday Ticket glitch blocks late games
NFL Sunday Ticket blackouts prevent fans from watching early game portions.
NBC Sports · 1m
DOJ Investigates TV Networks Over White House Pool Boycott
DOJ probes ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox for allegedly violating antitrust laws by boycotting White House TV coverage.
Dallas Express · 1m
Paramount wins Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion
After a months-long bidding war, David Ellison's Paramount acquired Warner Bros. Discovery in October, beating Netflix's offer and facing regulatory challenges.
TechCrunch · 2m
California says Amazon forces vendors to raise prices elsewhere
The state accuses Amazon of using its market power to push brands into price-fixing schemes that harm competitors and consumers.
Business Insider · 1m
Live Nation Sells Bonds to Refinance Debt
Live Nation sells $730M bonds to refinance 2027 debt amid legal battles.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Paramount clears final hurdle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has settled antitrust lawsuits blocking its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and plans to close in about two weeks.
Business Insider · 1m
Paramount and States Settle Antitrust Deal
Paramount pledges not to sell studio lots, adds $300M yearly U.S. film investment, and CNN oversight in landmark antitrust settlement with 12 states.
Variety · 1m
Magnite Stock Surges After Google Antitrust Ruling
Magnite stock jumps 12.9% after U.S. court rules Google must open adtech markets.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
Paramount and Warner merge into Skydance giant
A one hundred eleven billion dollar deal combining two major studios, streaming services and cable networks completes after legal challenges fail.
Ars Technica · 1m
Paramount Threatens LA Exit Amid Antitrust Fight
Paramount CEO David Ellison threatens to move studio from California despite antitrust settlement talks.
Page Six · 1m
New York Judge Keeps Tennis Players’ Antitrust Case Alive
A New York judge denied six motions to dismiss, forcing tennis governing bodies to share documents in a players’ antitrust case.
Tennis Majors · 2m
FCC approves Gulf funds for Paramount-Warner merger
FCC grants Paramount indirect ownership of Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout.
Seattletimes · 1m
Google ordered to overhaul global ad empire after judge finds it abused illegal monopoly
Google must change ad tech rules after US judge rules it abused monopoly power.
Dailymail · 3m
Judge dismisses publisher lawsuits against Google AI search
A federal judge ruled Google's AI search practices, though potentially unfair, do not violate antitrust law, dealing a blow to publishers seeking compensation.
Ars Technica · 1m
Google Adtech Stack Unchanged After Court Ruling
Google avoids adtech breakup despite antitrust ruling, The Trade Desk's pitch weakens.
Adweek · 2m
Why streaming mergers make boycotts impossible
Disney's vast ownership of entertainment made protesting the company nearly impossible. As streaming consolidates further, avoiding services you disagree with will only get harder.
Ars Technica · 3m
Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Deal with Minor Terms
California AG secures $1.5bn film investment pledge from Paramount-Warner merger.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Paramount and 12 States Finalize Antitrust Deal
Paramount Skydance agrees to film and cable commitments after antitrust settlement with 12 states.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Paramount and 12 States Settle Warner Bros. Deal
Paramount and 12 states settle Warner Bros. antitrust lawsuit.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
States settle Paramount-Warner lawsuit
States and Paramount agree to end lawsuit, clearing $81 billion merger hurdle.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Paramount-Warner Bros deal clears legal hurdle
State attorneys general settle antitrust lawsuit, allowing 110 billion dollar merger to close within weeks.
CNBC · 2m
Paramount clears final hurdle in eighty-one billion dollar Warner deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers drop their legal challenges to the merger after Paramount agrees to boost U.S. film spending and protect editorial independence.
ABC News · 1m
States settle Paramount-Warner merger lawsuit
States and Paramount reach deal to clear antitrust hurdle for $81B merger
The Banner · 1m
Ticketmaster chief: venues have real choices
Ticketmaster's new global president pushes back on claims the company locks venues into exclusive deals with no alternatives.
Billboard · 1m
Judge questions Paramount-WBD merger settlement
Free speech groups tell court the deal gives the public virtually nothing in exchange for allowing a $111 billion merger.
Ars Technica · 3m
Google's ad empire stays intact but faces strict rules
A federal judge ruled Google must stop favoring its own ad tools in auctions, but rejected calls to break up the company.
Business Insider · 2m
Alphabet vs Apple: whose cash flow faces more heat
Alphabet's search business faces existential regulatory risk while Apple's App Store troubles are merely annoying.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
Paramount and WBD settle lawsuit, merger closing soon
A settlement with state attorneys general clears the path for Paramount Skydance to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery within weeks.
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Judge demands answers on Musk's dropped Apple antitrust case
A federal judge is ordering Elon Musk's companies to reveal any secret deals with Apple after they abruptly dropped antitrust claims.
Business Insider · 1m
Kanter on AI, cartels, and competition
The former DOJ antitrust chief explains why AI companies don't need exemptions to coordinate on safety, and why the China threat is overblown.
The Verge · 3m
Google keeps ad empire, but must open it up
A federal judge rejected breaking up Google's ad business but ordered major changes to reduce its monopoly power.
TechRadar · 1m
California caves on Paramount-Warner merger
State settles antitrust lawsuit, allowing $111 billion deal to proceed despite strong legal case.
Ars Technica · 1m
Apple softens tracking screens for EU apps
After years of antitrust pressure, Apple will let European apps use friendlier consent prompts that don't scare users away from tracking.
TechCrunch · 1m
Paramount merger talks get a court date
Paramount, California and the WGA will test whether a Warner Bros. Discovery deal fight can be settled.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
The DOJ wants 12 states to bet $1.9 billion
Washington just put its thumb on the scale in the fight over Paramount's Warner Bros. deal.
Variety · 1m
OpenAI backs joint AI safety push
OpenAI is working with rivals on AI safety while arguing it does not need an antitrust carveout.
Pymnts · 1m
Justice Department backs Paramount's $1.88 billion bond demand
The DOJ wants California and 11 other states to pay for delaying the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal if they lose.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Musk drops Apple, keeps chasing OpenAI
Musk quietly settled with Apple and walked away with its internal messages, leaving OpenAI alone in the antitrust crosshairs.
Ars Technica · 1m
Who gets to write the rules for AI?
Cohere's CEO argues the biggest AI labs are dressing up a cartel as a safety plan, and offers a different way to govern the technology.
Cohere · 3m
Sony's $7.85M payout lands in your PSN wallet
Sony is dropping store credit into 4.4 million PlayStation accounts, and most of it will be pocket change.
Engadget · 2m
I fixed a John Deere tractor. Farmers still don't buy it.
John Deere says its self-repair software works. The farmer suing the company says try it with four error codes at once.
Ars Technica · 3m
Paramount's California exit threat, priced out
A report Paramount paid for now puts a number on what leaving California would cost the state, and it leaked.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Your pricing algorithm may have stopped competing
Two pricing bots can learn to stop fighting each other, and the dashboards will call it a win.
Fortune · 3m
Paramount fights back on the states' merger suit
Paramount's first legal answer to the 12-state challenge lays out the defenses it plans to run at trial next March.
Variety · 1m
Google Avoids Breakup in Massive DOJ Ad-Tech Antitrust Case
Federal judges ruled Google ran an illegal ad monopoly, but rejected government demands to force corporate breakups.
TechCrunch · 1m