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What the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal means for Hollywood

Season 2026 Episode 194 | 6m 55s

A day after Paramount Skydance and a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, questions remain about whether the deal does enough to protect consumers and competition. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Oliver Darcy of Status.

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