Paramount Pictures y el fiscal general de California inician conversaciones preliminares antes de la conferencia de conciliación de octubre

deadline.com • 18 de sep 23:44

Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are holding early agenda-setting discussions as a court-ordered settlement conference approaches, though no substantive agreement has been reached.

Variety • 18 de sep 22:43

Paramount Skydance and California AG Rob Bonta are in confidential, advanced negotiations to resolve a 12-state antitrust lawsuit that blocks the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

deadline.com • 17 de sep 20:29

California AG Rob Bonta said the state sued to block the Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, citing antitrust concerns, and noted that any decision by Paramount to leave California would be the company's own.

Fox Business • 17 de sep 19:09

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state will enforce the law and remain open to negotiations as reports circulate that Paramount may move some operations to Nashville, Tennessee.

The Hollywood Reporter • 17 de sep 18:58

Attorney General Rob Bonta reiterated that Paramount Pictures' threat to leave California will not affect the state's antitrust case against the company's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, while indicating openness to a settlement.

Variety • 16 de sep 23:17

Mayor Karen Bass is urging state officials to negotiate with Paramount Pictures to prevent the studio from relocating out of California amid an antitrust lawsuit tied to its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Fox Business • 16 de sep 22:26

California officials said Paramount has repeatedly threatened to leave the state, but the studio has not confirmed any relocation as it faces antitrust litigation over its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Hollywood Reporter • 16 de sep 19:30

Paramount Pictures' chief executive David Ellison is meeting Texas leaders as the studio weighs moving its corporate headquarters out of California before an Oct. 1 deadline tied to a pending lawsuit.

Deadline • 16 de sep 19:14

Paramount executives have informed California officials that the company is seriously evaluating a move out of the state as it faces a multi-state antitrust suit challenging its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Los Angeles Times • 16 de sep 18:21

Paramount Skydance and representatives of California Attorney General Rob Bonta will meet on Oct. 14-15 to discuss a court-ordered settlement that could clear the way for David Ellison’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Deadline • 16 de sep 00:02

A federal judge ordered Paramount Global and the state attorneys general challenging its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to attend a settlement conference on Oct. 14-15, ahead of a trial slated for early March.

hollywoodreporter.com • 15 de sep 23:34

Paramount, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Writers Guild of America will hold a two-day settlement conference starting Oct. 14 to explore resolving lawsuits challenging Paramount's $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Hollywood Reporter • 15 de sep 22:00

The DOJ filed a motion asking a federal judge to require states contesting the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger to post a $1.88 billion bond, arguing the states should bear the costs of the litigation delay.

Deadline • 15 de sep 21:20

The Justice Department filed a brief urging a court to require a bond from state attorneys general challenging Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the bond is needed to protect defendants.

Los Angeles Times • 14 de sep 10:00

A pending antitrust lawsuit could block Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting the studio's chief to consider relocating its operations out of California, which officials warn could jeopardize thousands of jobs.

Variety • 12 de sep 23:41

A leaked Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation report projects that moving Paramount Skydance out of California could cost up to 58,000 jobs and $21 billion in annual economic output.

Deadline • 12 de sep 22:56

A leaked Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation report estimates that moving Paramount's headquarters out of California could eliminate up to 58,000 full-time jobs and reduce state economic output by as much as $21 billion annually.

The Hollywood Reporter • 12 de sep 22:09

A leaked analysis commissioned by Paramount projects that a relocation could eliminate as many as 58,000 full-time jobs and reduce California’s annual economic output by up to $21 billion.

A.V. Club • 12 de sep 16:34

Paramount contended that the states' lawsuit mischaracterizes the merger's purpose, which it says is to enable the combined company to compete with major streaming platforms rather than with traditional studios.

Variety • 11 de sep 19:45

A magistrate judge will oversee a two-day settlement conference in late October as parties seek to avoid a March trial over the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

The Hollywood Reporter • 11 de sep 19:25

Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta will meet for a two-day settlement conference at the end of October to discuss resolving the state's lawsuit over Paramount's proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Deadline • 9 de sep 19:06

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered California and 11 other state attorneys general to file responses by Sept. 25 to a motion filed by Iowa and Montana contesting the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

Deadline • 8 de sep 22:25

Paramount Pictures asked a federal court to require a $2 billion bond from California and other states challenging its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, while the parties await a September hearing.