Gene Maddaus

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Paramount and State A.G. to Meet Monday to Discuss Settlement of Antitrust Case - Variety

Business August 23, 2026

Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two so...

Paramount Seeks Antitrust Trial in November, While States Ask for April 2027 - Variety

Business August 2, 2026

Paramount Skydance asked a judge on Friday to schedule its upcoming antitrust trial in November, while a coalition of states and the Writers Guild of America asked for a date in April 2027. The scheοΏ½...

States Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Defying DOJ - Variety

Business July 14, 2026

A coalition of 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit on Monday to block the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros., defying the Department of Justice, which approved the deal last month. The cοΏ½...

Oregon Attorney General Drops Motion to Delay Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger - Variety

Business July 12, 2026

The Oregon attorney general’s office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, according to a filing submitted Friday in the Multnomah County Circuit Court ...

Paramount Faces Suit From Streaming Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Deal - Variety

Business May 2, 2026

A handful of streaming subscribers filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. The plaintiffs β€” three current Paramount+ subscribers and...

Lawmakers Push Netflix and Paramount to Preserve Hollywood Jobs in Warner Bros. Sale - Variety

Business February 8, 2026

Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman are seeking assurances from Netflix and Paramount Skydance that they will protect Hollywood jobs if allowed to acquire Warner Bros. In a letter to the heads οΏ½...

How Often Do Hostile Takeovers Actually Work? Paramount’s Bid to Land Warner Bros. May Face Uphill Battle - Variety

Business December 13, 2025

Paramount Skydance has announced plans to lay siege to Warner Bros. Discovery in a high boardroom drama that feels like a throwback to the β€œBarbarians at the Gate” era of the 1980s. But what shar...