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Paramount Settles Antitrust Case With State A.G.’s, Removing Obstacle to Warner Bros. Deal
Paramount has reached a deal with 12 state attorneys general that removes a major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to reports in Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. The deal comes just before the company was to begin accruing a $7 million daily “ticking fee” on Oct. 1, which was
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Paramount Settles Antitrust Case With State A.G.’s, Removing Obstacle to Warner Bros. Deal
Paramount has reached a deal with 12 state attorneys general that removes a major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to reports in Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. The deal comes just before the company was to begin accruing a $7 million daily “ticking fee” on Oct. 1, which was
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| September 21, 2026 at 11:01 AM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | the page contains the quotation, exactly |
| September 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT to September 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | 2 checks over about 24 hours, the same result every time. the page does not contain the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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