Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Clears $110 Billion Hurdle as Hollywood Melts Down Over Settlement

Hollywood's biggest merger in decades cleared its major legal hurdle Monday, as Paramount Skydance reached a $110 billion settlement with 12 state attorneys general, paving the way for its historic combination with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal resolves antitrust concerns that had threatened to derail the industry's most consequential consolidation.

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The settlement includes significant commitments: Paramount pledges an additional **$300 million...