Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger

Подробности

Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC Images View image in fullscreen Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC Images Business Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger States including California and New York sued over concerns of ‘extinguishing competition’ with $81bn merger

Предпочитаю The Guardian в Google Paramount достигла соглашения с Калифорнией и несколькими другими штатами, которые подали в суд по поводу предлагаемого слияния с Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) стоимостью 81 миллиард долларов, объявил в понедельник генеральный прокурор Калифорнии, открывая путь к консолидации некоторых из самых узнаваемых телевизионных сетей и студий Голливуда под одним владельцем.

Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states, led by California, had sued over concerns that combining two of the five last legacy studios in Hollywood would “extinguish competition” and lead to fewer movies in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Роб Бонта, генеральный прокурор Калифорнии, который возглавил антимонопольный процесс, заявил на пресс-конференции в понедельник, что Paramount взяла на себя «выполнимое обязательство значительно увеличить» производство в США и, в частности, в Лос-Анджелесе, что, по его словам, будет означать «больше рабочих мест, большую экономическую активность».

“This settlement is not a vote of support for this merger; it’s not a blessing of the broader merger,” he said. “Broadly speaking, we believe further consolidation in markets that are essential to American economic life doesn’t serve the American economy, consumers or competition well.”