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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Greenlight Sale to Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s $111 billion (including debt) sale to Paramount in a preliminary vote, a deal that would combine major Hollywood studios, streaming platforms Paramount+ and HBO Max, and news outlets CBS and CNN. The transaction remains pending regulatory approval from the European Commission and several U.S. states, facing antitrust concerns from critics, Democratic senators, and Hollywood figures, plus national security scrutiny over financing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, with closure expected in late 2026.