By Flavia Fortes ( May 28, 2026, 17:29 GMT | Insight) -- Paramount hasn’t committed in writing to releasing 30 films a year for its proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery, but DOJ officials aren’t seeking an enforceable guarantee for now, MLex has learned. In a meeting with front-office officials, no one expressed doubt that the company would follow through; instead, questions focused on how it would do so and what it would mean. Paramount hasn’t committed in writing to releasing 30 films a year in exchange for approval of its proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery, but officials from the US Department of Justice aren’t seeking an enforceable guarantee for now, MLex has learned....
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