A California judge on Wednesday formally approved Paramount Skydance’s settlement with California and other states, the final hurdle required for it to close its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.Discovery.The seismic merger will bring together the likes of CBS News and CNN, HBO Max and Paramount+ and storied film studios Warner Bros.
and Paramount Pictures.After the deal was approved by the U.S.Justice Department, the European Commission and dozens of other countries worldwide, it was held back by a lawsuit led by California’s democratic attorney general Rob Bonta.
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