Paramount Settlement Protects Pluto TV, Sets BET & Comedy Central As Potential Divesture Targets While Omitting Premium Channels & TV Studios

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:27:15 GMT

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 […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Post-Merger Paramount May Overdeliver On Settlement Terms With 36-Film 2027 Slate Amid Speculation About Duplication & WB Leadership — deadline.com
Left: Paramount, attorneys general settle lawsuit, clearing a path for Warner Bros. merger — www.latimes.com
Center-Left: Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as deal enters critical week — www.latimes.com
Center: Paramount To Keep Headquarters In Los Angeles Post-Merger: “We Aren’t Going Anywhere” — deadline.com
Center-Right: Free Streamer Pluto TV Gets a Lifeline in Paramount-Warner Bros. Consent Decree — www.hollywoodreporter.com
Center-Left: Chabria: A 'fight worth fighting': Paramount settlement is less than desired, more than nothing — www.latimes.com
Right: Mark Ruffalo urges California AG Rob Bonta not to 'cave' in Paramount-Warner Bros. merger fight — www.foxbusiness.com
Right: Paramount reaches settlement with states suing to block Warner Bros Discovery takeover — www.foxbusiness.com
Right: John Oliver Calls Out “Soon-To-Be Business Daddy” David Ellison & Throws Stephen Colbert Under The Bus — deadline.com

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