Paramount, State Attorneys Defend Settlement over WBD Acquisition

Paramount and States Defend Antitrust Settlement From Sen. Booker’s Criticisms

Paramount and a coalition of 12 state attorneys general defended their antitrust settlement on Monday from a series of criticisms raised last week by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. In separate filings, the two sides argued that the deal was vigorously negotiated, has “teeth,” and should not be subjected to an independent “public interest” review. […]

Paramount, State AGs Brush Off Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Concerns, Say Deal Is 'Reasonable Compromise' Negotiated at 'Arm's Length'

The comments come in response to criticisms from Sen. Corey Booker and the Block the Merger coalition

Paramount, Blue State AGs Hit Cory Booker Over Antitrust Suit Settlement Comments

Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery and a dozen blue states want Cory Booker to stay in his own lane when it comes to the settlement with state Attorneys General over the companies’ $111 billion mega-merger. “The fact that a proposed consent decree does not contain every outcome that one party may have wanted in a […]

Free Speech, Consumer Groups Make Last Ditch Effort To Block Paramount Merger

Last week California Democrats -- including Governor Gavin Newsom, LA Mayor Karen Bass, and AG Rob Bonta buckled under pressure and got 12 states to drop their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount's $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. Worse: they did so without affixing any meaningful conditions or divestments, ensuring that the deal, as with all…

Paramount, state attorneys defend settlement over WBD acquisition

Both sides filed their briefs this week, about a week after Senator Cory Booker raised concerns about the legal settlement.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business of media and technology. Never miss a story — make sure our stories appear in your Google search results by adding us as a trusted source, and sign up for our free newsletters here.

Cynopsis 09/28/2026: Block The Merger Officially Opposes The Paramount Settlement

Not surprisingly, the Block The Merger coalition – more specifically, Free Press, the Committee for the First Amendment, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Future Film Coalition and the International Documentary Association – officially filed an amicus brief to oppose the settlement Paramount Skydance made with 12 state attorneys general earlier this week.