{
  "id": 9046894,
  "title": "Paramount Settlement Protects Pluto TV, Sets BET & Comedy Central As Potential Divesture Targets While Omitting Premium Channels & TV Studios",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/paramount-settlement-protects-pluto-tv-sets-bet-comedy-central-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:27:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-settlement-pluto-tv-bet-comedy-central-divesture-1237109340/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Here is a concession no one really asked for — the settlement of state attorneys generals’ anti-trust lawsuit over the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger includes a provision ensuring that Paramount will keep Pluto TV or another free, ad-supported streaming service for the next five years. While Pluto TV is protected, the settlement spells out […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}