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DoJ Clears Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Merger, Expanding Ellison Media Empir

The US Department of Justice approved the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, a deal backed by $45.7 billion in equity from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. The merger places Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison in control of historic studios, HBO, CNN, and Warner Bros. Games, while drawing scrutiny from state attorneys general and European regulators.