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U.S., EU lawmakers pledge European scrutiny of Paramount's WBD deal

CNBC · May 14, 2026, 11:43 AM

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  • A group of U.S. and European lawmakers told Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison that the company's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.
  • The three European Parliament members and two Democratic U.S.

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A group of U.S. and European lawmakers told Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison that the company's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will be subject to careful scrutiny by European regulators and that he should not consider shareholder approval of the deal to be the final word.

The three European Parliament members and two Democratic U.S. House lawmakers issued their warning in a letter sent Thursday and shared exclusively with CNBC.

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