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  "title": "Paramount settles with US states to clear Warner Bros mega-merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/paramount-settles-with-us-states-to-clear-warner-bros-mega-merger",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:15:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440606/paramount-settles-with-us-states-to-clear-warner-bros-mega-merger"
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  "summary": "Paramount has settled a legal dispute with a group of US states, paving the way for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report by Business Recorder. The deal, which was announced on Monday, will create a major media conglomerate encompassing television, news, and cinema. Paramount, under the leadership of CEO David Ellison, emerged victorious in a bidding war against Netflix for the assets, which include Warner Bros. Pictures, CNN, and HBO Max. The Trump administration had previously approved the merger in June, despite 12 US states filing a lawsuit to challenge the transaction.",
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        "title": "WGA Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Discovery Merger",
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        "title": "Paramount settles US states' lawsuits, clearing way for Warner Bros. takeover",
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        "published": "2026-09-21T22:38:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Paramount settles with US states to clear Warner Bros. mega-merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/paramount-settles-with-us-states-to-clear-warner-bros-mega-merger-9033937",
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