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  "id": 11014948,
  "title": "Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Set to Close Next Week After Judge OKs Settlement With State AGs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/paramount-warner-bros-merger-set-to-close-next-week-after-judge-oks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:32:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-judge-approves-settlement-ags-1236893467/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paramount chief David Ellison, after a fierce year-long battle, is finally about to get his hands on Warner Bros. Discovery — in the most expensive takeover in Hollywood history. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing the antitrust case aimed at blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal approved Paramount’s settlement with the 12 […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/judge-approves-paramount-warner-bros-merger-settlement",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:42:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Paramount-WBD Merger Is A Go As Judge Approves Legal Settlement, Last Hurdle To Close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/paramount-wbd-merger-is-a-go-as-judge-approves-legal-settlement-last",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:47:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}