The principle gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue, July 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
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The Justice Division has closed its antitrust investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying that it has discovered no risk to competitors or shoppers of movie, broadcast tv or streaming.
The choice paves the best way for a merger of two historic studio rivals — Paramount, proprietor of CBS, and the a lot bigger Warner, which incorporates HBO and CNN.
A number of states, together with California, have raised antitrust considerations. The European Union is investigating as nicely.
It is a breaking information story and will likely be up to date.
