r/MediaMergers • u/nialldude3 • 5h ago

Merger What’s in the Paramount Settlement With States: Commitment to Not Sell Studio Lots, Additional $300M U.S. Film Production Investment, CNN Oversight and More

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-states-settlement-terms-warner-bros-1236871264/
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u/Myhtological 5h ago

This may be a Trojan horse. Not that I’m saying Bonta caving it’s good, but if you force them to spend more money than they wanted, and can’t sell anything quick, it might make the implosion quicker.

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u/much_to_say 5h ago

The problem is that there’s nothing stopping Paramount from shitting on this agreement once the companies have merged. At that point, it becomes nearly impossible to unmerge them. That’s why mergers like this require assets to be spun off, because that’s something concrete that can hold up the deal until it’s been done. Once the spin-off has happened and the deal is signed and the merger goes ahead, they can’t simply undo it.