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‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover

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The California attorney general promised to apply extra scrutiny to Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC Images

Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said his office will investigate a possible merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, hours after Netflix backed away from a planned takeover.

“Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” Bonta said in a post on X. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review.”

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