Five groups urge California judge to reject Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery settlement

Five groups asked Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement clearing Paramount Skydance's $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, per Reuters. The Block the Merger amicus brief, a filing by outsiders to a case, was lodged in California federal court on September 25, Variety reported. The brief argues the deal harms competition, creativity and independent journalism.