https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paramount-settles-with-us-states-in-big-step-towards-closing-warner-bros-mergerContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paramount-settles-with-us-states-in-big-step-towards-closing-warner-bros-mergerhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/paramount-settles-with-us-states-in-big-step-towards-closing-warner-bros-merger#u80804Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:22:03 +0000Paramount Skydance has reached an antitrust settlement with US state attorneys general, removing a major legal hurdle for its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement ends a lawsuit filed by a coalition of states and includes commitments to increase annual film releases and move more production into the United States. While the deal clears a final regulatory path, the Block The Merger Coalition expressed anger over the settlement. UBS maintains a sell rating on Paramount Skydance despite the legal resolution.Why it mattersThis merger combines two major entertainment entities into a si