• Variety, Sunday, September 27, 2026 6:13 PM

Groups uniting under the Block the Merger banner, filed a third-party brief on Friday, opposing the merger of Paramount Skydance and Discovery, Variety reports. This occurred after 12 state attorneys general signed a deal to settle their action over the merger. “The arguments laid out in this brief reflect the concerns that just days ago, California Attorney General Bonta also willingly voiced,” the group said in a joint statement. “While we may never know what caused the radical turnabout to deliver such a toothless settlement, we do know that this consent decree bucks governmental safeguards designed to protect the public from harm. The court should reject it outright.”

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