THEFEDERALIST (Steven Tucker) - End Of Playstation’s Physical Games Could Prelude Game Over For Ownership
Along with concerns over ownership versus licensing, there is the far wider and more disturbing issue of censorship by stealth.
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - ANTITRUST ERUPTS: Paramount-Warner Bros. case faces BLISTERING attack
California AG Rob Bonta leads a push to block a potential merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charlie Gasparino analyzes the regulatory battle, while actor Mark Ruffalo urges officials to stop the deal.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Mark Ruffalo draws fire from ADL, Simon Wiesenthal Center after tying Paramount merger to Israeli military
Actor Mark Ruffalo is facing sharp public rebukes from Paramount, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center after he linked a $111 billion corporate merger to what he called "genocide", a charge all three organizations labeled antisemitic. The 58-year-old "Avengers" actor posted an Instagram Story on Aug. 21 sharing a resurfaced 2024 video clip […] The post Mark Ruffalo draws fire from ADL, Simon Wiesenthal Center after tying Paramount merger to Israeli military appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Mark Ruffalo is facing sharp public rebukes from Paramount, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center after he linked a $111 billion corporate merger to what he called "genocide", a charge all three organizations labeled antisemitic. The 58-year-old "Avengers" actor posted an Instagram Story on Aug. 21 sharing a resurfaced 2024 video clip of Oracle executive vice chair Safra Catz discussing the tech company's support for Israel's military following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Ruffalo used the clip to argue against the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would place CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. under the control of the Ellison family. David Ellison, CEO of Paramount…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Paramount blasts Mark Ruffalo's comment associating merger with 'genocide' against Palestinians
A Paramount spokesperson called Ruffalo's remarks "antisemitic" and said that "words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far."
NYTIMES (Laurel Rosenhall) - California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions. He is leading a group of 12 states that have sued to block the $111 billion deal.
NYTIMES (Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin) - Paramount Asks States to Shoulder Costs of Delaying Warner Bros. Deal
Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, scheduled for March.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Paramount pushes for settlement in Warner Bros merger case
Paramount is pushing for a settlement in its case brought by 12 states' attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) joins Peter Alexander to discuss more on the lawsuit.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Justice Department intervenes in asphalt-plant merger
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division filed a motion to intervene, arguing that the acquisition could reduce competition and raise asphalt prices for the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Federal trial over Paramount - Warner merger set for early 2027
The attorneys general – who required a trial date of April 2027 – claim the $110 billion merger would extinguish competition, cut jobs, and harm consumers.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - April trial date sought in suit against Paramount, Warner Bros.
Bonta called the challenge to the “unlawful Warner Bros./Paramount merger” a clean-cut antitrust challenge through and through.