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California AG sets a high bar for settling the states' media merger challenge

8/20/2026

Settling the states' antitrust lawsuit over a proposed media deal would require the parties to make significant changes to the transaction itself, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in an interview with CNBC's David Faber.

Antitrust law, stated plainly, is the body of rules that prevents companies from merging in ways that reduce competition for consumers.

Bonta said any resolution short of a full court fight would require what he called "robust structural remedies." The lawsuit targets the Paramount-Skydance and Warner Bros.

Bonta's remarks place a public marker on what California, and the other states party to the case, are prepared to accept.

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