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Consumers refile suit to unwind Skydance’s $110B Paramount-WBD deal

The Hollywood Reporter’s Winston Cho reports that consumers refiled a lawsuit seeking to unwind Skydance’s $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, citing the planned HBO Max-Paramount+ bundle and DC Studios leadership ouster as proof of consolidated power.

Why it matters. If the suit succeeds, Skydance loses the pricing leverage it gains by coordinating two streamers under one owner instead of competing on cost and content.

Signal from hollywoodreporter.com · Winston Cho · read the original.

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