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Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in 'Advanced Talks' to Settle Antitrust Suit

19 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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19 September 2026

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regulatory

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Streaming & Media

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United States

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Fusion42 · 19 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Paramount is in advanced settlement talks with California AG Rob Bonta to resolve a 12-state antitrust suit blocking its Warner Bros. takeover, with potential compromises including running studios separately rather than combining them immediately.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Streaming & Media.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face an open window to reshape the Paramount-Warner Bros deal ahead of trial. Settlement talks suggest behavioural fixes might buy time, but structural separation remains a threat to combined media control.

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1 source · 19 Sep 2026

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