{
  "id": 1585459,
  "title": "Paramount demands $1.9 billion in damages from the twelve US states opposing its merger with Warner Bros",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/paramount-reclame-une-caution-de-1-9-milliard-de-dollars-aux-douze",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:56:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde Economie",
    "slug": "le-monde-economie",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/08/18/paramount-exige-une-caution-de-1-9-milliard-de-dollars-aux-12-etats-americains-s-opposant-a-sa-fusion-avec-warner-bros_6748550_3234.html"
  },
  "original_language": "fr",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The acquisition by David Ellison's group of its competitor is being contested in court by democratic states, as well as by the writers' union. The merger of the two Hollywood studios has been suspended pending the trial, scheduled for March 2027.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}