# Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work

https://mins.news/en/item/69711

- The Verge, 2026-09-22 22:26 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/999056/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-annual-film-quota-guardrails

> Paramount has settled with the 12 states that challenged its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The combined studio promises to spend at least $300 million more on US film and TV projects and release at least 30 movies a year, but its recent output suggests those targets may be difficult to meet.

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