By Curtis Eichelberger, Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski ( September 22, 2026, 22:40 GMT | Comment) -- The settlement signed by 12 US states allowing Paramount's merger with Warner Brothers Discovery to move forward, and touted by California Attorney General Rob Bonta as sufficient to address antitrust concerns, turns out to be far from iron-clad. From promises of increased film production, to independent oversight for the merged firm's news divisions, each seeming guarantee came with a caveat hidden away in the fine print.The settlement signed by 12 US states allowing Paramount's merger with Warner Brothers Discovery to move forward, and touted by California Attorney General Rob Bonta as sufficient to address antitrust concerns, turns out to be far from iron-clad....
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