Paramount May Drop Joint Venture to Secure EU Merger Approval

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Paramount May Have to Ditch Joint Venture to Clinch Phase 1 Clearance, Sources Say

The European Commission is investigating whether Paramount Skydance would need to abandon a long-standing joint venture to distribute films with Universal Pictures to address competition concerns over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, according to three people with direct knowledge of the review

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: DOJ Political Leadership Curbed Staff Review, Blocking Party Depositions and Data Demands, Limiting Third-Party Engagement

DOJ antitrust division’s political leadership for months imposed tight restrictions on career staff’s investigation of Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) $81 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros....

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Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: L.A. County Report Likely to Add Fuel to States’ Challenge of Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger; Coupang Hit with Record Penalty Despite U.S. Pressure; Defense Contractors Face Ban on Chinese Parts; Expert Scrum Could Shape Collusion Jurisprudence

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The European Antitrust Agenda: OHB Pushes Against EU Satellites Merger; Privacy Proponents Fear Cookie Consent Cleanup Tool on Chopping Block

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Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Paramount May Have to Ditch Joint Venture to Clinch Phase 1 Clearance, Sources Say

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Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: DOJ Political Leadership Curbed Staff Review, Blocking Party Depositions and Data Demands, Limiting Third-Party Engagement

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: L.A. County Report Likely to Add Fuel to States’ Challenge of Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger; Coupang Hit with Record Penalty Despite U.S. Pressure; Defense Contractors Face Ban on Chinese Parts; Expert Scrum Could Shape Collusion Jurisprudence

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