Twelve US states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover
Paramount last month secured the green light of federal antitrust authorities, handing a major win to a media empire financed by one of President Donald Trump’s closest billionaire allies.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in northern California, marks a dramatic turn in the regulatory battle over the deal — and a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s Justice Department, which approved the merger last month without requiring any divestitures or concessions.
The takeover saga began last year, when streaming giant Netflix and Paramount went to war over Warner Bros.
This is a summary of the original articles listed below. Always read the source articles for the full context. GhanaSummary does not create or modify the news — we summarise and link to original publishers.
