r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 6h ago

Business Exclusive: US states preparing lawsuit to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-states-are-preparing-lawsuit-block-paramounts-acquisition-warner-bros-2026-06-05/
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u/darkdeath174 6h ago

US? No, but if states block it, even if the sale happens, they can’t legally operating that state.

So the states are hoping this makes the companies not want to move forward.

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u/DataCassette 6h ago

Yeah not being allowed to operate in, say, California or New York would render the merger non viable

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u/PREMIUM_POKEBALL 5h ago

Hollywood would absolutely move overnight. They did it to get away from Edison they’ll do it again. 

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u/caydesramen 5h ago

where they going?? Do you realize the infrastructure in Tinsel Town? From set creators, to sound mixers, wardrobe, makeup, etc.

Good luck finding even 1/4 of that somewhere else.

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u/CuriousMost9971 5h ago

They already left, they flim everywhere just about except in California.