It seems unlikely that a merger of Hollywood studios would be a matter for U.S. states to get involved in. But this week, a dozen states did just that, suing to stop a studio merger in court as anticompetitive and a violation of antitrust law.
"Twelve state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing that the combined Hollywood giant would damage economic competition in the entertainment and media industries," NBC's Daniel Arkin wrote this week.
