Temporary restraining order granted to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger

Temporary restraining order granted to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to temporarily block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger from happening. CBS News’ Jake Rosen reports. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News. Source link

12 states sue to block merger between Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery

A coalition of a dozen states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, posing a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation’s largest media companies. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News. CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent reports. Source link

Details on SpaceX debut and DOJ approving Paramount merger with Warner

SpaceX officially went public on Friday, making history as the largest initial public offering of all time and making Elon Musk a trillionaire. Also on Friday, the Justice Department gave the green light for a merger between CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Skydance, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Jo Ling Kent has more. Source link

Justice Department clears way for Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Federal antitrust enforcers on Friday cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.  In a statement, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division said it had closed its probe of the acquisition after determining that the transaction “is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers.” “The extensive investigatory record … Read more

Justice Department approves Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, source says

The Justice Department has signed off on Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News, clearing the way for a merger that will unite two historic Hollywood studios and reshape the American entertainment industry. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more

Paramount accuses Netflix of ‘scorched-earth’ campaign against Warner Bros. deal

Paramount Skydance has accused Netflix of spearheading a “scorched-earth campaign to try and poison regulators and other stakeholders” against its $110 billion purchase of rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a fiery letter to the Justice Department obtained by … Read more

What’s next after Warner Bros. shareholder approval of Paramount Skydance acquisition

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted on Thursday to approve Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of the company in a deal valued at roughly $81 billion. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports on the vote and next steps. Source link

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance merger

The biggest media merger in years is inching closer to the finish line. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted Thursday to approve the company’s acquisition by Paramount Skydance, a tie-up that would unite two of Hollywood’s most storied film studios under … Read more

Paramount Skydance plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max platforms

Paramount Skydance plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service after it officially takes over Warner Bros. Discovery, the company’s top executive announced Monday. “We do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers,” Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said during an … Read more