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  "title": "Paramount's hard-fought takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday. Here's how we got here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramounts-hard-fought-takeover-of-warner-bros-discovery-closed",
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  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:08:32.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/06/paramount-wbd-deal-timeline.html"
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        "title": "Debt in the spotlight as Paramount closes $111bn deal for Warner Bros",
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        "title": "Paramount completes blockbuster £80bn takeover of Warner Bros - sparking fears of higher prices and job losses",
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