UK weighs intervention in Paramount’s $111bn Warner Bros takeover

Any regulatory referral on plurality grounds could delay or halt proceedings

UK ‘minded to’ intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plurality and competition The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the British media and competition watchdogs to examine Paramount’s $110bn (£85bn) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. The WBD takeover deal will create a media powerhouse controlling assets including: the Hollywood studios behind franchises including Superman, Batman and Top Gun; the UK’s Channel 5; news...

By Mark Sweney

UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the US$110 billion deal after the US and China gave it the green light. The move could see the deal referred to the UK’s antitrust regulator, which made headlines in 2023 when it blocked Microsoft’s US$69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to the fury of the two US companies. It later changed its mind after Microsoft amended its...

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UK government likely to challenge Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

The British government says it could step in to challenge Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery. French inflation slowed to just 1.8% in June year on year, down from 2.4% in May. And, more than a million undocumented people in Spain apply to obtain legal status as part of an economic bet that immigration is what's keeping the country's growth alive.

By Camille KNIGHT

With the yen at a 40-year low, here’s when Japan could intervene to catch the market off balance

Japan’s central bank may look to exploit low trading volumes over the U.S. holiday to push its currency higher.

By Jules Rimmer

UK government likely to intervene in Warner Bros and Paramount’s $110 billion merger

Britain’s culture minister, Lisa Nandy, has set a 6 July deadline for the companies to respond to her concerns

By Muvija M and Sam Tabahriti

UK leaning towards intervening in $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal

Does California Attorney General Want to Force Paramount to Sell Off CNN? Rob Bonta Claims ‘I Have No Idea’ Where That Speculation ‘Comes From’

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is hoping to close its megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery within the next several months — but there are still a few roadblocks remaining. One of those is a potential lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta specifically having said his office is investigation the proposed Paramount-WBD […]

By Todd Spangler

U.K. Government Likely to Intervene in Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover

U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy cited concerns around the plurality of views in news media, and consolidation in on-demand programming.

By Alex Weprin

Paramount-Warner Merger: UK Government “Minded To Intervene” In $110B Deal

UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is “minded to intervene” in Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). In what could be a spanner in the works for the mega-merger, Nandy has said that she wishes to assess whether the deal is in the best interests of UK audiences. The minister […]

By Jake Kanter

Warner Bros. Discovery ticks lower as the UK may intervene in the Paramount Skydance deal