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# Paramount-WBD merger settlement clears last hurdle, closing by early October
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/paramount-wbd-merger-settlement-clears-last-hurdle-closing-by-early-october/
- Published: 2026-09-23T23:57:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T23:57:39.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that David Ellison and 12 state attorneys general reached an antitrust settlement with no structural remedies, and WBD CEO David Zaslav told staff the deal will close no later than early October.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Deals, Lesley Goldberg, Paramount-WBD merger settlement clears last hurdle, closing by early October

**Why it matters.** Talent and staff across WBD’s TV business must now brace for consolidation decisions on cable, streaming and overall deals with no regulatory guardrails left to slow them.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Lesley Goldberg*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-lesley-goldberg/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/paramount-wbds-corporate-blood-sport-about-to-start-5-burning-qs/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*