The Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance’s roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a major step toward combining two historic Hollywood studios. State regulators, entertainment workers and European Union officials continue to scrutinize the deal.
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A federal judge blocks Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, citing antitrust concerns raised by state attorneys general and DirecTV. The merger, which would create a media giant owning 265 TV stations, is paused pending resolution of a lawsuit alleging harm to competition and local journalism.
The Justice Department is investigating the NFL's game licensing practices amid concerns over high subscription costs and anticompetitive tactics. The probe follows a Senate inquiry into whether the league's streaming packages violate antitrust laws.