Antitrust & Big Tech

6+ hour, 13+ min ago   (32+ words) MLex US FTC independence fight only part of antitrust power debate, Slater says To view the full article, register now....

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (434+ words) All is not well in liberal Hollywood. After a blue state coalition led by California essentially folded by allowing the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to proceed: several celebrities, led by actors Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda, voiced their displeasure…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (462+ words) Dozens of protesters rallied outside Paramount Skydance's Melrose Avenue gate Tuesday morning to criticize the settlement agreement the company reached with California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, arguing that it does too little to protect Hollywood jobs from the company's impending…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (282+ words) The California governor applauds his state attorney general for getting the work done “at the boardroom, not the courtroom” California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended himself on Wednesday morning, insisting he did not pressure state Attorney General Rob Bonta into settling…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1194+ words) California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's deal to allow the $111-billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to proceed was struck amid political pressure from state leaders and concern from some Democratic attorneys general that concessions from the studio fell short, according to multiple…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (377+ words) Updated September 22, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT California Attorney General Rob Bonta defended his settlement of an antitrust challenge to Paramount's $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, denying that pressure to keep the company in Hollywood drove the timing of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (295+ words) His comments came after 12 states, including New York, and the WGA agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuits against Paramount Skydance over its bid for Warner Bros. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger following Monday’s…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (48+ words) NBC Los Angeles Newsom, Bonta face backlash over Paramount settlement US & World Videos 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island How ex-LA Mayor Eric Garcetti brought Olympics back to LA Get ready to shell out more for Halloween costumes, decorations...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (611+ words) When Rob Bonta sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger in July, he said he was doing so because the Trump administration had failed to act for political reasons. “They are greenlighting deals that their own antitrust section at U.S....

1+ day, 4+ min ago   (147+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta and eleven other states have reached a settlement clearing the way for Paramount to merge with Warner Brothers. The states had sued to block the $111-billion merger, arguing it would raise prices and cut domestic…...