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Paramount Skydance controversies

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  1. 2026

    Paramount Skydance settles with state attorneys general over antitrust concerns tied to Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition

    Settlement

    Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with a group of state attorneys general over antitrust concerns tied to its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Under the agreement, the combined company must release at least 30 films in theaters in 2027 and 2028 and at least 32 films in each of 2029 through 2031, including at least 20 wide releases in more than 2,000 theaters in each of the first two years after closing (rising to 21 in the following three years), with at least 20% of annual releases being tentpole films defined as having budgets of at least $50 million. Paramount agreed to face a $30 million fine per film if it falls short of the annual quotas, with 90% of the fines paid to film workers and 10% to the National Association of Attorneys General.

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    • The Paramount settlement, which mandates that at least 20% of the company's annual releases be tentpole films, defines that category as a film with a budget of at least $50 million.
    • A new movie every 11 days? That's what Paramount's David Ellison is promising after clearing a path this week for his company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery , combining two storied Hollywood studios.
    • Cinema United, the lobbying group that represents theater owners, had been staunchly against the merger, but gave its seal of approval this week, saying the agreement with the states "accomplishes many of exhibition's objectives."
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  2. 2026

    Hollywood unions urge settlement in Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery antitrust lawsuit

    Lawsuit filed

    The DGA and IATSE, representing about 200,000 workers, sent a joint letter on Wednesday urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to settle the antitrust lawsuit over Paramount's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, or to seek an earlier trial date, warning that prolonged uncertainty harms their members.

    Stated objective. To settle the antitrust allegations or advance the trial date to avoid prolonged uncertainty harming industry workers.

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    • 美国导演协会（DGA）和国际剧场舞台雇员联盟（IATSE）向双方发出联名信，要求他们“直接沟通”，就诉讼中的“反垄断指控”协商和解方案，或设法将审判日期提前。
    • 好莱坞两大工会周三（12日）敦促加州总检察长邦塔（Rob Bonta）及派拉蒙-天舞影业（Paramount Skydance）执行长埃里森（David Ellison），就派拉蒙与华纳兄弟探索公司（Warner Bros. Discovery）拟议合并的诉讼进行和解，以免诉讼持续损害数十万业者的利益。
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