DOJ Gives Thumbs Up To Paramount’s $111B WBD Acquisition; Par Touts “Pro-Competitive” Merger As States Ponder Next Move

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:29:26 GMT

UPDATED with Paramount statement: The Department of Justice has approved Paramount’s pending $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros Discovery. The signoff Friday by the Paramount-friendly Trump administration was confirmed to Deadline by multiple sources. No significant concessions by Paramount to the DOJ appear to have been made in order to gain the regulatory signoff, the […]

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Center: Justice Department Explains Why It Cleared Paramount-Warner Bros Deal: “Not Likely To Result In Harm To Competition Or American Consumers” — deadline.com
Center-Left: BREAKING: Trump DOJ Approves Paramount’s Acquisition of Warner Bros. — www.mediaite.com
Center: DOJ signs off on Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — abcnews.go.com
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