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  "id": 11019800,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:47:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-warner-merger-a-go-a-approves-legal-setttlement-1237143611/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge has approved the Sept. 21 settlement between Paramount and a group of State Attorneys General that sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, removing the last hurdle for the deal to close. “The Court finds the proposed consent decree represents a reasonable factual and legal resolution of the dispute,” wrote […]",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:32:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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  "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."
}