# Paramount settles with states, clearing path for $110 billion Warner Bros. merger

https://mins.news/en/item/67752

- The Verge, 2026-09-21 17:42 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/998302/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-settlement

> Paramount has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to stop its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement resolves the antitrust case and removes a major obstacle to the media merger, after the states argued the deal could create a powerful media behemoth.

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