# UK clears Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

https://mins.news/en/item/15078

- CNN, 2026-08-06 11:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/business/uk-paramount-warner-bros-merger-intl?Date=20260806&Profile=CNN

> The British government has approved Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Officials said they had received assurances related to the deal. The government had previously raised concerns that the transaction could restrict media diversity. The clearance follows those earlier concerns and the assurances now cited.

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