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Paramount's chairman says lawsuit opposing Warner Bros. merger is political

NPR | By David Folkenflik
Published August 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

An antitrust lawsuit has put Paramount's bid for larger rival Warner Brothers Discovery in jeopardy. Paramount's chairman says the problem is really about politics -- and whether he's fit to own CNN.

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David Folkenflik
Folkenflik is NPR's media correspondent.
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