DOJ Will 'Absolutely Not' Fast-Track Approval Process for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Because of Politics, Antitrust Chief Says
Mar 19, 2026 8:09am PT
DOJ Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Fast-Track Approval Process for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Because of Politics, Antitrust Chief Says
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David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has claimed it has “confidence in the speed and certainty of its regulatory pathway” in closing the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal.
But the proposed Paramount-WBD deal is still undergoing antitrust review at the Justice Department — and the new head of the DOJ’s antitrust division said the proposed pact will “absolutely not” be on a fast-track for approval for political reasons.
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