Penalty Amount
$30,000,000
Oregon and a coalition of state attorneys general settled their lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance Corporation’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The proposed, court-enforceable settlement sets film production and release commitments, cable negotiation restrictions, worker and independent-film funding, and a conditional $30 million payment for each missed film-output requirement.
The proposed consent decree requires five years of film-output and domestic-production commitments, separate negotiations for the companies’ basic cable channels, continued operation of a free streaming service, worker and independent-film funds, and a News Editorial Independence Board. A missed annual film-output requirement triggers divestiture of Miramax Studios and a $30 million payment per missed film. An independent monitor will oversee compliance; the settlement is pending court approval.
Review merger, acquisition, distribution, production, and content-licensing agreements for commitments that could conflict with court-ordered film release or domestic production targets, separate cable-channel negotiations, continued streaming service obligations, and potential divestiture triggers. Production and labor agreements should address funding, collective bargaining obligations, and workforce transition commitments; agreements involving news operations should preserve editorial independence. Confirm that compliance-monitor access, cooperation, and reporting obligations can be flowed down to relevant affiliates and vendors.
Entity
Paramount Skydance Corporation
Industry
Media & EntertainmentOfficial Press Release
https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-announces-settlement-in-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-lawsuit/
2026 09 21 PSKY Proposed Consent Decree ECF 244
https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-21-PSKY-Proposed-Consent-Decree-ECF-244.pdf
Oregon Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/
"Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount)"
"$30 million per missed film"
"challenging Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.)"
"the company has agreed to the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee compliance with this agreement."
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in settling a lawsuit against Paramount Skydance Corporation over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which the states alleged would harm competition by lowering film output and raising prices. The settlement includes a five-year commitment to increase film output, a $1.5 billion investment in domestic production, a $47.5 million worker fund, and an independent monitor. This is an antitrust/competition enforcement action, not a privacy enforcement action, despite the extraction schema's privacy focus.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that a stipulation filed in federal court stops Paramount and Warner Bros. from merging until the court rules on the merits or until June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. The action stems from a lawsuit filed by a coalition of a dozen state attorneys general challenging the proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. A prior temporary restraining order had already halted the merger for 14 days.
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, obtained a temporary restraining order from a federal court in California to halt the proposed $110 billion merger of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The lawsuit alleges the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by substantially lessening competition in film distribution, anticipated blockbuster film distribution, and licensing cable TV channels.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield secured a temporary restraining order blocking Paramount Skydance Corporation's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The lawsuit, joined by 11 other state attorneys general, alleges the merger would harm Oregonians through higher prices, lower content quality, and reduced competition in film and television distribution.
Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block the proposed $110 billion merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, alleging it violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The court granted a temporary restraining order halting the merger while it considers a preliminary injunction.
Oregon Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The lawsuit alleges the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by substantially lessening competition in theatrical film distribution and basic cable television licensing, which would lead to higher prices and reduced content quality for consumers.