Paramount Faces Drawn-Out Battle With State AGs: ‘They Saw the Writing on the Wall’

Paramount and Warner Bros.' planned merger—a deal valued at one hundred eleven million dollars—is now facing an extended legal fight. State attorneys general have launched an antitrust challenge, and Paramount just agreed to halt the deal for several months, a shift that signals the companies expect a protracted battle. Variety says state authorities are preparing for what looks like a lengthy legal war over the combination.

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