A stipulation with 12 states and the Writers Guild, and $650 million a quarter from October; the U.S. argues a 27% share and an HHI of 2,074 while Korean ownership review has no competition criterion
Paramount Skydance has agreed to hold off completing its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) until an antitrust trial is decided, under a stipulation with 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America. The company will absorb roughly $650 million a quarter in delay costs from October in exchange for skipping the preliminary stage and pulling a merits ruling forward.
[종합]파라마운트, 워너 합병 ‘재판 직행’ 승부수…한국 미디어 인수 합병 심사엔 시장 계산이 없다
파라마운트–워너 합병 미국 반독점 재판에 직행. 글로벌 플랫폼에 맞설 한국 미디어의 규모화와 심사 기준에도 질문 던져.
Jung Han