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  "id": 11048525,
  "title": "Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery clears legal hurdle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/paramount-takeover-of-warner-bros-discovery-clears-legal-hurdle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T22:19:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260930-paramount-takeover-of-warner-bros-discovery-clears-legal-hurdle"
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  "summary": "A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement clearing Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states challenged the deal on antitrust grounds. The agreement includes safeguards for CNN’s editorial independence and requires the merged studio to release at least 30 films a year for its first two years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Paramount outlines $6 billion savings for Warner financing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/paramount-outlines-6-billion-savings-for-warner-financing",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:54:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US judge approves settlement allowing Paramount to acquire Warner Bros",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-judge-approves-settlement-allowing-paramount-to-acquire-warner-bros",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:15:00.000Z"
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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."
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