The European Commission has approved the planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, but conditioned the merger on certain commitments. The decision, issued on July 22, represents an important shift in a transaction worth approximately $110 billion, which had previously been temporarily suspended by a US federal court in California. hnonline.sk ↗
Brussels assessed the deal from a competition standpoint, since both American media groups also operate in the European market. The Commission concluded that sufficient competition would remain in the market from other major film studios, such as Disney, NBCUniversal, and Sony. However, it tied its approval to conditions in the area of film distribution. According to available information, Paramount Skydance is to commit that, over the next ten years, it will not enter into distribution agreements with Universal. zurnal.pravda.sk ↗
Approval in the European Union does not change the fact that in the United States the deal still faces a legal obstacle. A California federal court, through a preliminary injunction, suspended completion of the takeover for at least 14 days, granting the request of 12 US states that want to examine their objections to the merger. ta3.com ↗
The case therefore remains open. The European decision removes one of the significant regulatory obstacles, but the final fate of the deal will also depend on further reviews in other countries and on the progress of the court proceedings in the US. Die Zeit ↗
EU approves Warner Bros. takeover by Paramount, US court still holds it up
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Feltételesen jóváhagyta az Európai Bizottság a Paramount Warner-felvásárlását
Telex
| 20:33 22.07.
EU-Kommission billigt Warner-Übernahme durch Paramount
Der Standard
| 20:15 22.07.
Mediálne zemetrasenie za 110 miliárd dolárov: Brusel odobril prevzatie Warner Bros. Paramountom
zurnal.pravda.sk
| 20:07 22.07.
Unter Auflagen: EU-Kommission billigt Warner-Übernahme durch Paramount
Tagesspiegel
| 19:59 22.07.
Hollywood-Deal: EU-Kommission billigt Warner-Übernahme durch Paramount
Die Zeit
| 19:40 22.07.
Súd dočasne zastavil spojenie Paramountu a Warner Bros.
sector.sk
| 22:57 20.07.
Európska komisia odobrila prevzatie WarnerBros Paramountom. Žiada však splniť viacero podmienok
ta3.com
| 19:54 22.07.
Európska komisia schválila prevzatie Warner Bros konkurenčným Paramountom, zlúčenie však podmienila záväzkami
hnonline.sk
| 23:13 22.07.
Egy bírósági döntés felfüggesztette a Paramount és a Warner milliárd dolláros egyesülését
Telex
| 23:04 20.07.
Warner Bros. Discovery und Paramount: US-Richterin stoppt Übernahme von Warner Bros. durch Paramount
Die Zeit
| 20:54 20.07.
Súd nariadil Paramount a Warner pozastaviť spojenie najmenej na dva týždne. Vyhovel žiadosti 12 štátov
ta3.com
| 20:19 20.07.
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