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Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger amid antitrust suit by 12 state AGs, delaying closing by 14 days and signaling ongoing regulatory scrutiny.
Disney+ is weighing a free, ad-supported tier to compete with YouTube/Tubi, buoyed by Nielsen data showing ad-supported streaming already accounts for a sizable and growing share of viewing.
Brendan Ballou explains how forced arbitration entrenches corporate power, cites consumer harm and legal changes at the state level (notably California’s PAGA), and proposes reforms like mass arbitration and more transparency to curb TOS-driven arbitration, using Disney and Paramount as illustrative cases.
FCC funding notes claim Paramount would be 49.5% foreign-owned post-merger, signaling regulatory risk.
Paramount is pursuing a $110B, highly leveraged bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, backed by tens of billions in debt and a personal equity guarantee from Larry Ellison, with significant regulatory, geopolitical, and AI-driven value-creation risks.
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