# 12 US states

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-21**: Settlement announced — Paramount reaches a legal settlement with the states, pledging increased film production, worker support, and CNN editorial safeguards.
- **2026-06**: Trump administration approves merger — The Trump administration clears the deal without requiring changes to the business, one of the largest media mergers in years.
- **2026-02**: Paramount wins bidding war — Paramount, led by David Ellison, beats Netflix for control of Warner Bros. Discovery assets including Warner Bros. Pictures, CNN, HBO Max, and CBS.
- **2026**: 12 US states sue to block — A coalition of 12 US states files suit to block the transaction, citing potential job losses and concerns over CNN's editorial independence.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Paramount's $81B Warner merger settles 12-state AG suit with safeguards
2026-09-21 23:24:55 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Twelve state attorneys general drop their challenge to Paramount's $81B Warner Bros. Discovery takeover after extracting behavioral remedies. The settlement imposes film-production and worker-support commitments as well as a board to shield CNN's editorial independence.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/paramount-warner-settlement-state-ag-legal

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