Paramount has reached a settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over a multi-state antitrust lawsuit, removing a major obstacle for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal includes commitments to release 30 movies annually, maintain operations in California, and establish independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN. This settlement follows pressure from multiple states and concerns about job losses and economic impact in California. The merger, previously approved by the DOJ, faced opposition from state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America due to fears of reduced content and job cuts. With the settlement, the merger can proceed, avoiding a costly trial and potential financial penalties for delays.
Paramount's settlement with California's Rob Bonta is notable alongside current market activity. For readers following media stocks, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026 20:52 WIB: out of 42 priced US media-sector stocks, 26 rose and 16 fell. Notable movers include DASH at USD 190.00 with a -1.52% change, NFLX at USD 72.79 with a +1.42% change, and GOOGL at USD 354.10 with a +1.30% change, with typical hold times ranging from 58 to 124 days.
Researchers from Pillar Security and Fujitsu revealed 'BadEngram,' a stealthy supply-chain attack targeting the gated memory components in open-weight AI models like Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash. This attack implants a hidden backdoor b...
Alm. Brand A/S continued its share buyback program from October 6 to 12, 2026, purchasing 1,067,445 shares at an average price of DKK 16.41 per share. This brings the total shares bought under the program to 16,272,795, with a cumulative spend of abo...
Michelin has officially declared the total number of voting rights and shares composing its capital as of September 30, 2026. The company reports 687,606,419 shares outstanding, with a theoretical total of 976,500,156 voting rights and 958,851,942 ex...
Michelin disclosed the total number of its shares and voting rights as of September 30, 2026. The company has 687,606,419 shares and 958,851,942 voting rights, accounting for 17,648,214 treasury shares. This disclosure is part of regulatory complianc...
The US Rental Business Census 2026 by Reservety reports 128,188 rental business listings across 12 categories in all US states and D.C., identifying about 114,235 unique businesses with 98,123 independent operators. Wyoming leads with the highest ren...
