European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner’s mega merger with some conditions
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The European Union has approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major hurdle for the merger. But the greenlight comes with certain conditions. The EU's antitrust enforcer, the European Commission, says enough competition remains in film production and streaming…
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The European Commission approved the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, removing one of the few remaining obstacles to closing the $111 billion deal. As a condition of the approval, Paramount has already agreed to cancel its film distribution partnership with Unive…
Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has taken a major step forward after securing approval from the European Union’s antitrust authority. The European Commission has greenlit the media mega-merger, in what will be welcome news for David Ellison as he contends with l…
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Commission has today formally cleared the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD") by Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount"), representing a major milestone in completing…
The European Commission approved the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, clearing the way for the acquisition in the European Union just days after the process stalled in the United States because of pending litigation against the deal.
The European Union has approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major hurdle for the merger. But the greenlight comes with certain conditions. The EU's antitrust enforcer, the European Commission, says enough competition remains in film production and streaming…
Paramount Skydance has notched a needed win as it continues to pursue its $111 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. On Wednesday, the European Commission gave its consent, allowing tech scion David Ellison’s industry-reshaping merger to move forward in…
The International Union of Cinemas has criticized the European Commission’s approval of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, saying the decision was based on “too narrow a scope.” The union, known as UNIC, represents the European theater trade, including cinema associations and operators, across 39 ter…
The Brussel-based International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing exhibitors in 39 European territories, has said the European Commission’s conditions for its recent approval of Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery should have gone further.
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