Sep 24, 2026 · 7 min · 6 segments
A settlement has cleared another major hurdle for the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. combination, with conditions covering news operations, studio structure and annual theatrical output. But how…
So let's talk about the big news of the week.
We have a settlement in the case between the attorneys general and Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount.
If you listen to this show, you know that I've had my misgivings about the case at hand.
I've kind of been like, what, what, why are we, you know-- It's clear that political motivation is going into why Paramount's trying to buy Warner Brothers.
It's not about the IP.
It's not about competing.
It's all nonsense, and they hide behind, you know, "Oh, well, we want to compete in the market.
All that be that as it may, there were also significant concerns too about things like cable networks and sports rights, which we talked about at length.
The settlement came out, and I saw rumors that it was Newsom, uh, governor of California, kind of putting his finger on the scale in favor of Paramount to kind of settle this.
We don't know that for certain.
There's nothing definitive that says that was the case.
Um, all of that said, there is a settlement.
So let's talk about the big news of the week.
We have a settlement in the case between the attorneys general and Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount.
If you listen to this show, you know that I've had my misgivings about the case at hand.
I've kind of been like, what, what, why are we, you know-- It's clear that political motivation is going into why Paramount's trying to buy Warner Brothers.
It's not about the IP.
It's not about competing.
It's all nonsense, and they hide behind, you know, "Oh, well, we want to compete in the market.
All that be that as it may, there were also significant concerns too about things like cable networks and sports rights, which we talked about at length.
The settlement came out, and I saw rumors that it was Newsom, uh, governor of California, kind of putting his finger on the scale in favor of Paramount to kind of settle this.
We don't know that for certain.
There's nothing definitive that says that was the case.
Um, all of that said, there is a settlement.
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