Paramount Prepares to Begin Early Settlement Talks With California Officials

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Paramount is preparing to meet Monday with California officials with the aim of starting talks to potentially resolve the antitrust lawsuit that stands in the way of the company’s $81 billion deal to acquire rival Warner Bros. Discovery WBD 1.13%increase; up pointing triangle, according to people familiar with the matter.

A dozen Democratic-led states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued in July to block the deal on antitrust grounds, arguing that the combination of Paramount and Warner would create too much concentration in the markets for theatrical films and cable television channels.

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