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  "id": 1778525,
  "title": "Movie Theater Owners Reverse Course On Paramount-Warner Bros, Now Favor Settlement Talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/movie-theater-owners-reverse-course-on-paramount-warner-bros-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/movie-theater-owners-paramount-warner-bros-settlement-1236676280/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The CEO and board chair of the trade organization Cinema United suggested that the merger dispute could halt box-office momentum and inject disastrous uncertainty into the marketplace.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Cinemark Endorses Paramount-Warner Merger, Cinema United Calls for Settlement as Theater Execs Change Course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cinemark-endorses-paramount-warner-merger-cinema-united-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:23:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Cinema United Urges Paramount’s David Ellison, California AG To Resolve Differences; Cinemark Throws Support Behind Merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cinema-united-urges-paramounts-david-ellison-california-ag-to-resolve",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:25:12.000Z"
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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."
}