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Politicians and rank-and-file workers who feared a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal now hope concessions will soften the impact.

Both Paramount and Warner Bros. jumped on Monday after settling an antitrust lawsuit that could have blocked the merger.

With an antitrust lawsuit now settled, the controversial Hollywood megamerger is now likely to proceed quickly. Here’s what to expect.

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Paramount Skydance Corp.’s (NASDAQ:PSKY) $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) has cleared a major legal hurdle after the company reached a settlement with a coalition of U.S. states and the Writers Guild of America. Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Clears Antitrust Fight The settlement on Monday allows the merger to move forward while requiring Paramount to accept several conditions aimed at addressing concerns over competition, jobs and media concentratio

Movie studio Paramount on Monday agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states, the last big obstacle blocking the company's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that would transform the movie industry landscape. In the settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, Paramount agreed to terms including a five-year movie production plan and to invest $1.5 billion in domestic movies. State attorneys general say the settlement guarantees investment in domestic movie production and provides worker protection.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an antitrust settlement reached with Paramount Skydance that he says will protect jobs. This clears the way for Paramount to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. But Bonta says this deal is not a "blessing" for the merger.

Paramount's agreement with 12 state attorneys general paves the way for the company to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount Skydance is attempting to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that would shake up the entire media sector.

California and other states challenged the proposed merger in July, describing it as creating a "media behemoth" if realized.

Paramount Skydance has cleared the last major hurdle to its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by reaching a settlement with California and 11 other states that sued over antitrust concerns. A settlement would remove a key obstacle for the $110 billion megamerger of the two entertainment giants. Warners Bros. Discovery stock surged 10% to $30.57 on the reports, erasing all its losses for the year.

Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros.Paramount, which is run by David Ellison, whose ultra-wealthy family has ties to US President Donald Trump, won a bidding war in February for control of a stable of assets, including Warner Bros.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Monday, as oil prices and Treasury

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a ‌source familiar with the matter said on Monday, clearing one of the last ‌hurdles to a deal that would reshape Hollywood. The settlement includes the creation of independent editorial boards for CNN and CBS, ​the source said, a move aimed at safeguarding the independence of their news operations under the combined company.

Paramount won’t have to sell cable channels under the $81 billion merger poised to reshape Hollywood.

Both stocks jumped about 7% Monday morning after reports that Paramount Skydance and the California attorney general met to discuss a settlement.

Shares of Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) rose in premarket trading on Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported progress in negotiations aimed at resolving legal opposition to their proposed $81 billion merger.

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Paramount executives and a coalition of states that sued to block its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros spent the weekend hashing out the details of a possible settlement. Among the concessions that have been discussed by Paramount and California's attorney general is a $1.

The company has discussed a series of concessions as part of advanced settlement talks with a coalition of state attorneys general, hoping to clear a path for its $81 billion Warner Bros. deal.

Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state attorneys general to disregard pressure to reach a settlement.

A resolution would allow David Ellison's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize

Paramount is in advanced settlement talks with California officials aimed at resolving the antitrust lawsuit that stands in the way of the company’s $81 billion deal to acquire rival Warner Bros. Discovery, according to people familiar with the matter. A dozen Democratic-led states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued in July to block the deal on antitrust grounds, arguing that the combination of Paramount and Warner would create too much concentration in the markets for theatrical films and cable television channels.

California and 11 other states sued in July to block the $81 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery long-awaited merger has been at a standstill. Barclays analysts led by Kannan Venkateshwar resumed coverage of both stocks, rating Warner Bros at Equal Weight with a $28 price target and Paramount at Underweight with a $8 price target. Venkateshwar said in a research note Thursday that while the proposed $110 billion merger could increase growth potential for the studios, it could introduce massive financial and operational risks that make the stock hard to value, and “a moving target.”

Beginning Oct. 14, the two sides will try to reach a deal that will allow the massive merger to advance.

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