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Paramount-Warner Merger Shifts Media Future
Paramount-Warner merger reveals media fragmentation and tech-driven audience shifts.
Variety · 1m
Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over TV ownership cap repeal
Cable companies plan legal action against the FCC's decision to eliminate limits on how many broadcast stations one company can own.
Ars Technica · 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 settles antitrust lawsuit over Warner Bros. merger
Paramount and 12 states reach a deal to unblock the $110 billion acquisition with strict film production requirements.
The Verge · 2m · 5 views
California's gamble with Paramount could cost 58,000 jobs
Attorney General Rob Bonta's antitrust lawsuit against Paramount risks driving the studio out of state, threatening Hollywood's future.
California Post · 1m
California caves on Paramount-Warner merger
State settles antitrust lawsuit, allowing $111 billion deal to proceed despite strong legal case.
Ars Technica · 1m