{
  "id": 8943823,
  "title": "Paramount Settles Antitrust Case With State A.G.’s, Removing Obstacle to Warner Bros. Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/paramount-settles-antitrust-case-with-state-a-g-s-removing-obstacle",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:56:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-settlement-1236819465/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paramount has reached a deal with 12 state attorneys general that removes a major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal comes just before the company was to begin accruing a $7 million daily “ticking fee” on Oct. 1, which was seen as an important milestone in the case. Bloomberg was […]",
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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."
}