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California’s attorney general has reportedly scrapped talks scheduled for Monday with representatives of Paramount over the company’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled Monday’s planned settlement meeting with Paramount Skydance (Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) over the company’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith. According to a report in The New York...

Paramount CEO David Ellison and California AG Rob Bonta will discuss concessions Monday as California seeks structural remedies to clear the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta also wants Paramount to commit to keeping its movie studio separate from Warner Bros.

California and 11 other states sued in July to block the $81 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Paramount and California state officials are set to meet on Monday to discuss a potential settlement path of the state's lawsuit aimed at stopping Paramount's acquisition of Warner

Representatives for Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are set to meet next week for talks that could lead to a settlement.

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Bonta says the group seeking to block the deal remains open to settlement talks but wants Paramount to address the antitrust concerns at the center of their lawsuit.

Rob Bonta said a negotiated resolution is possible but that any deal would need to address concentration in film and basic cable TV markets

Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery could lead to massive job losses, battering an already fragile L.A. entertainment economy.

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Paramount Skydance’s potential CNN sale could be a pivotal move to clear regulatory hurdles for its Warner Bros. Discovery deal. However, does that make PSKY stock a 'Buy' now?

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Ticking fees run at $7 million a day past September 30, with trial not scheduled until March

The company says every month of court-ordered delay costs it roughly $7 million a day in ticking fees owed to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders

Paramount Skydance is demanding California and other US states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. put up $1.9 billion to cover fees the company will have to pay if the deal gets delayed, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.If a judge approves the move at a hearing on Wednesday, California and the other 11 states, as well as the Writers' Guild of America, which is also suing to block the merger, would be on the hook for the cash if their legal action fails.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a U.S. judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88

Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond. The states are scoffing at the idea.

Paramount Skydance (NasdaqGS:PSKY) extended the expiration dates of its previously announced exchange and tender offers to align more closely with its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The updated timing is intended to keep the offers synchronized with the broader transaction process for the planned Warner Bros. Discovery deal. The move indicates that Paramount Skydance is continuing to prepare for a significant consolidation step in the media and entertainment industry. This...

Paramount Skydance on Monday asked the court presiding over the two lawsuits filed to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to order plaintiffs to cover the losses of its merger delay.

Paramount Skydance is seeking a $1.88-billion bond to cover losses from the antitrust lawsuit that delayed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Consumer stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sect

The company says the litigants who sued to stop the deal should have to cover financial damages if they lose their lawsuit.

Tech scion David Ellison's company wants the coalition of 12 states and the WGA to cover the 'ticking fees' that Paramount could incur due to Warner deal delays.

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On Wednesday, Mark Ruffalo criticized Paramount Skydance Corp CEO David Ellison’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. takeover, throwing his support behind California Attorney General Rob Bonta as the $110 billion deal faces mounting pressure. Ruffalo Backs Bonta In Paramount-Warner Bros....