Paramount's $110B Warner Deal Carries $30M Per-Film Penalty
California extracted costly concessions from Paramount in its $110B Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, including annual film release quotas backed by $30 million per-film fines. The settlement resolves litigation uncertainty but creates a material financial covenant tied to creative output. Investors must now model state-level regulatory risk alongside federal merger clearance.
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