FCC Chair David Carr calls states' challenge to Paramount-WBD merger 'illegitimate'
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has criticized a multistate lawsuit aimed at blocking the Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Carr questioned the legitimacy of the antitrust case, noting reports that California might drop the suit if CNN were spun off.
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The comments from a high-ranking regulator add significant pressure to a major media merger and highlight the intersection of antitrust law and political influence.
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Add The New York Post on Google Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr slammed a multistate effort to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying, “This really isn’t a legitimate antitrust case.”
He voiced doubt Wednesday that a coalition of 12 state attorneys general led by California will prevail in their challenge to the $110 billion deal.
“I doubt it,” Carr said when asked whether the states’ lawsuit would succeed during the Hill Nation Summit in Washington, DC.
He cited news reports that California had considered dropping its antitrust litigation if CNN were spun off from the combined company.
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